What RAINN does

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1994 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., operating as the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN's flagship service is the National Sexual Assault Hotline, a free, confidential 24/7 crisis support line accessible via phone (800.656.HOPE), online chat, text messaging (HOPE to 64673), and WhatsApp, serving approximately 27,000 people monthly and more than 5 million survivors since inception. The organization supplements direct crisis support with educational programs, policy advocacy, consulting and training services to organizations, and client-branded hotlines for enterprise and government partners.

RAINN's core technology infrastructure supports multi-channel survivor communication routing through web-based chat (using non-persistent cookies that erase session routing data after conversations end), WhatsApp, text, and phone. The organization also integrates with external hashing tools (NCMEC's Take It Down and StopNCII) to help survivors prevent the spread of non-consensual intimate images, and guides survivors through FTC complaint filing under the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Product offerings include consulting services (client-branded hotlines, workplace sexual misconduct prevention training), community education frameworks (T.A.L.K., H.E.A.L., C.A.R.E., Strength To Care), and a year-round Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM 365) initiative.

RAINN's revenue model is diversified across four streams: individual donations (one-time and recurring), corporate and foundation partnerships, federal government grants, and fee-for-service consulting and training. All direct survivor services are provided free of charge. The organization maintains a network of corporate, foundation, and government partners including the U.S. Department of Defense (operating the DoD Safe Helpline), Uber, Visby Medical, NCMEC, StopNCII, and the FTC. Charity accountability certifications include Candid Platinum, BBB Accredited Charity, Charity Navigator Four-Star, CharityWatch Top Rated, and Best in America Certified.

Name

RAINN

Legal name

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network

Website

https://rainn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

RAINN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1994 that operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline, providing free 24/7 confidential crisis support to survivors of sexual violence across the U.S. via phone, chat, text, and WhatsApp, alongside education, policy advocacy, and consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Violence Support Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Behavioral Health Crisis Services Management (988/Hotlines/Mobile Crisis Coordination) (HLAEAHAK), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Sexual assault support
• Crisis hotline services
• Victim advocacy
• Sexual violence prevention
• Survivor education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: RAINN relies heavily on individual donations to fund hotline operations and survivor services. The website features multiple donation options including one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, and specific campaign contributions.
2. Corporate and Foundation Partnerships: RAINN partners with corporations and foundations who provide financial support. The organization maintains a page for Corporate & Foundation Partners and displays charity accountability badges (Candid Platinum, BBB, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator) to build donor trust.
3. Federal Government Grants: RAINN receives federal funding as the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. The website includes a Federal Funding Disclosure page indicating government grant revenue.
4. Consulting and Training Services: RAINN offers customized training and consulting services to organizations including client-branded hotlines and workplace sexual misconduct prevention training, representing a fee-for-service revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE), providing free, confidential, 24/7 crisis support to survivors of sexual violence via phone, online chat, text, and WhatsApp. Beyond direct survivor services, RAINN delivers prevention education, public-awareness campaigns, and policy advocacy, and offers paid consulting and training services — including client-branded hotlines, workplace misconduct consulting, leadership programs, and K–12 prevention curricula — to organizations seeking to prevent and respond to sexual violence.

Product overview

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) operates as a nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive suite of sexual violence prevention and survivor support services. The core offering is the National Sexual Assault Hotline, a 24/7 confidential support service available via phone (800.656.HOPE), online chat (hotline.rainn.org), text, and WhatsApp. The organization provides an Online Hotline Platform for web-based chat support, and Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse Reporting Resources that guide survivors through reporting non-consensual intimate images, deepfakes, and CSAM—including integration with hashing tools (Take It Down, StopNCII) to prevent image spread. RAINN also offers organizational services including Client-Branded Hotlines and Training & Education Programs for workplaces, plus community-focused initiatives like SAAPM 365, Strength To Care (bystander intervention), Redefining Resilience (for CSA survivors), and communication frameworks T.A.L.K., H.E.A.L., and C.A.R.E. for support and prevention education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Sexual Assault Hotline

Quantifiable outcome

• 5M+ survivors helped since 1994
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Visby MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2026RAINN partnered with Visby Medical on a safe access program to improve sexual health outcomes. This collaboration represents RAINN's expansion into sexual health partnerships and demonstrates the organization's role as a trusted partner in addressing the intersection of sexual violence and health.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)coreTechnology or IntegrationRAINN refers survivors to NCMEC's Take It Down hashing tool for minors whose intimate images were taken or shared. This integration helps prevent the spread of CSAM and NCII involving minors by creating digital fingerprints that participating platforms can detect.
• StopNCIIcoreTechnology or IntegrationRAINN refers adult survivors to StopNCII, a hashing tool for intimate images and videos of adults including deepfakes. The tool creates hashes that participating platforms use to detect and remove non-consensual intimate content without uploading the actual image.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAINN guides survivors to file FTC complaints when technology platforms fail to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours as required under the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This partnership supports enforcement of tech accountability laws.
• UberminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAINN partnered with Uber to provide safety tips for rideshare experiences, helping reduce the risk of sexual violence while driving or riding. The partnership demonstrates corporate collaboration on prevention education.
• U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAINN supports the DoD Safe Helpline, a confidential crisis support service for DoD community members affected by sexual assault. RAINN provides operational expertise and support specialist training for this specialized military hotline.
• Corporate and Foundation PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRAINN maintains a network of corporate and foundation partners who provide financial support and collaborative opportunities. The organization has a dedicated page for Corporate & Foundation Partners and displays multiple charity accountability certifications.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Equality Now: Equality Now is an international human rights organization working to end violence against women and girls, including sexual violence. It is a peer in advocacy and policy work, with broader international scope but no direct hotline operations comparable to RAINN.

Direct peers

• The Trevor Project: The Trevor Project operates a 24/7 crisis lifeline (phone, chat, text) for LGBTQ+ youth, plus prevention education and advocacy. It mirrors RAINN's hotline-plus-education-plus-advocacy integrated model and competes for similar federal grants, foundation funding, and trained-crisis-specialist talent.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: The National Domestic Violence Hotline is the closest direct peer — a 24/7 confidential crisis line serving survivors of domestic violence via phone, chat, and text. It overlaps with RAINN in hotline operations, federal grant reliance, and survivor support, but its focus on intimate-partner violence rather than sexual violence makes it adjacent rather than identical.
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC): NSVRC is a national nonprofit providing research, resources, and training to prevent and respond to sexual violence. It overlaps directly with RAINN in mission, prevention education, and federal/state grant funding, but focuses more on resource aggregation than direct hotline service.
• Crisis Text Line: Crisis Text Line operates a 24/7 text-based crisis intervention service staffed by trained volunteers. It is directly comparable to RAINN in operating a high-volume, text-first crisis channel, with similar volunteer/specialist model and nonprofit funding structure, though it serves a broader crisis population.
• Futures Without Violence: Futures Without Violence is a national nonprofit providing education, advocacy, and training to end domestic and sexual violence. It is a direct peer in workplace prevention training and federal grant-funded advocacy, overlapping with RAINN's consulting and training revenue stream.
• Safe Horizon: Safe Horizon is a New York-based nonprofit providing direct services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, including hotline, shelter, and counseling. It is a strong operational peer in the survivor-services category with a regional rather than national focus.

Emerging players

• Stop It Now: Stop It Now is a nonprofit focused on the prevention of child sexual abuse, including helpline support and prevention education. It intersects with RAINN on child sexual abuse (RAINN's Redefining Resilience program) and shares the prevention-education plus hotline model.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): NCMEC operates the Take It Down hashing tool referenced by RAINN and runs the CyberTipline for reporting child exploitation. It is a direct integration partner and partial peer in the NCII/CSAM prevention space, with overlapping federal funding sources.

Broad incumbents

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is the federally funded national crisis line for mental health and suicide prevention. It is a broader incumbent operating in the same crisis-hotline category as RAINN, with substantially larger federal backing, but its focus on mental health/suicide rather than sexual violence makes it adjacent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/rainn
• Facebookfacebook.com/RAINN01
• Xx.com/rainn01
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@rainn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rainn

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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