What Casey Family Programs does

Casey Family Programs is a private operating foundation founded in 1966 by Jim Casey (founder of United Parcel Service) and headquartered in Seattle. The organization works to reduce the need for foster care in the United States by improving safety and success outcomes for children, families, and communities. It delivers four core service pillars: (1) free strategic consulting to state, county, and tribal child welfare agencies, (2) direct services including foster care and trauma-healing programs, (3) nonpartisan public policy resources for federal, state, and local policymakers, and (4) research and analysis. Supporting these pillars are knowledge products such as the Communities of Hope framework (a five-sector community engagement model), the Community Opportunity Map, a state-by-state data platform, signature reports, practice tools, and policy resources. The organization provides all services at no charge and works across all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and tribal nations, with satellite offices in eight states and D.C. Since 1966 it has invested more than $2.9 billion in programs, services, and public policies benefiting children and families.

The organization is led by President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell (a 43-year child welfare veteran and former New York City Administration for Children's Services commissioner), with Joseph Boateng serving as Chief Investment Officer. Casey generates revenue indirectly through endowment returns and donations rather than fees for service; accordingly, its business model is a managed-services/grant-funded philanthropy model rather than a commercial SaaS or product model. Customer concentration is intentionally diversified across government and tribal entities nationwide, and growth signals include recent leadership additions, expanded faith-based partnerships (CarePortal, Oklahoma 111Project, Pilgrim Rest Foundation), and the 2026 Signature Report launch. There is no evidence of proprietary AI/ML technology; Casey's competitive position rests on brand legacy, nationwide government relationships, proprietary data assets, and the institutional stickiness of the Communities of Hope framework.

Name

Casey Family Programs

Legal name

Casey Family Programs

Website

https://casey.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Casey Family Programs is a Seattle-based operating foundation founded in 1966 that provides free consulting, direct services, policy resources, and research to state, county, and tribal child welfare agencies across all 50 states and U.S. territories to reduce the need for foster care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Child welfare consulting
• Foster care prevention
• Operating foundation services
• Family preservation programs
• Child welfare research

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Operating Foundation - Charitable Services: Casey Family Programs is an operating foundation that provides consulting services free of charge to child welfare systems and tribes. The organization has invested more than $2.9 billion since 1966 to support improvements in programs, services, and public policies benefiting children and families in the child welfare system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Casey Family Programs is a private operating foundation that provides four categories of service at no cost to government and tribal child welfare systems: (1) strategic consulting to state, county, and tribal child welfare agencies; (2) direct services including foster care and trauma-healing family support; (3) nonpartisan public policy resources for federal, state, and local policymakers; and (4) research and analysis supporting evidence-based system reform. Since 1966 the foundation has invested more than $2.9 billion to prevent the need for foster care, support safe and permanent families, and strengthen communities across all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and tribal nations.

Product overview

Casey Family Programs is an operating foundation (non-profit) established in 1966, not a technology company. The organization provides a portfolio of child welfare services organized around four core pillars: Consulting Services (strategic consultation to child welfare systems at no cost), Direct Services (foster care and family support), Public Policy Resources (nonpartisan information for policymakers), and Research and Analysis (data-driven decision support). Supporting these core services are knowledge resources including Questions from the Field, Signature Reports, Community Opportunity Map, State Data, Practice Tools, and Policy Resources. As an operating foundation, all services are provided free of charge. The organization works nationally across all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and with tribal nations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Consulting Services Ongoing strategic consultation provided at no cost to state, county, and tribal child welfare systems across all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and tribal nations, aimed at safely reducing foster care and improving outcomes for children, families, and communities.
• Direct Services (Foster Care and Family Support) Foster care and other direct service programs delivered to children and families, demonstrating trauma-healing and family-strengthening approaches that serve as field examples for child welfare systems.
• Public Policy Resources Nonpartisan, evidence-based information and education for federal, state, and local policymakers on child welfare legislation and policy, driven by data and analysis of what works best to improve child and family well-being.
• Research and Analysis Custom analyses and information that support decision-making, bolster system integration, build capacity, and support sustainability in child welfare systems, delivered to public agencies and partners.
• Community Opportunity Map Interactive data tool that highlights aspects of communities associated with safe children and strong families, aggregating numerous data sources so child welfare professionals and communities can understand local conditions.
• State Data Platform Searchable state-by-state data resource covering youth in foster care and how individual states invest federal child welfare dollars, available to child welfare professionals, policymakers, and researchers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16% reduction in foster care placements between 2019 and 2025 in New York City
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CarePortalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CarePortal uses technology to connect children and families in need to resources and ongoing supportive relationships. Dr. William C. Bell spoke at the 2026 CarePortal Annual Conference attended by 800-900 leaders representing five community sectors. CarePortal serves as a key technology platform for mobilizing community support for families involved with child welfare agencies.
• Oklahoma Human Services / 111ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Oklahoma DHS partners with the 111Project, which uses CarePortal technology to mobilize churches throughout the state as a child maltreatment prevention strategy. Currently has 843 church partners across all 77 Oklahoma counties. In 2025, served over 20,000 people through 6,134 requests with $6.1 million in financial support to families.
• Pilgrim Rest Foundation (Arizona)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership with Pilgrim Rest Foundation's Community Hub program in Phoenix to support families screened out of child protection investigations. Evaluation showed $1.3 million in assistance to 6,375 individuals from July 2024 to August 2025, including 88 DCS-referred families receiving $44,870 in assistance.
• Arizona Department of Child SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Arizona DCS is testing faith-based partnerships to support families screened out of child protection hotline investigations. Based on success with Pilgrim Rest, DCS is seeking partners in four other communities with high rates of child removals.
• CDC / National Center for Injury Prevention and ControlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC joined the Thriving Families, Safer Children effort to promote family health and well-being.
• Rise MagazinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRise is a parent-led organization that empowers parents to support other families in their communities. They provide technical assistance to ACS-contracted providers, help train and support parent advocates, and engage with families through parent advisory boards.
• Family Voices UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between FosterClub, Generations United, the Children's Trust Fund Alliance, and Casey Family Programs. The Knowledge Management Lived Experience Advisory Board includes youth, parents, kinship caregivers, and foster parents with lived experience who serve as strategic partners.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Annie E. Casey Foundation: The Annie E. Casey Foundation is the most directly comparable peer: a large private foundation with a near-identical child welfare and family well-being mandate, similar operating foundation structure, national footprint, and signature data/research products (e.g., KIDS COUNT). It competes for influence in the same state and county child welfare systems.
• Child Welfare League of America: CWLA is a national membership organization advancing child welfare practice and policy through training, accreditation, and advocacy. It is directly comparable because it serves many of the same state and county child welfare agencies Casey engages, and operates a similar practice-improvement mission.
• National CASA / GAL Association: National CASA supports court-appointed volunteer advocates for children in foster care, operating a national network of state and local programs. It is comparable to Casey because it focuses on outcomes for children in the child welfare system through a national service delivery model.
• Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: Dave Thomas Foundation is a national foundation focused on foster care adoption, working with public and private agencies to recruit adoptive families and reduce foster care drift. It shares Casey's foster-care-reduction mission and public-private partnership model with state agencies.
• Children's Defense Fund: Children's Defense Fund is a national child advocacy organization that combines policy research, federal and state lobbying, and direct program work on child welfare and poverty. It overlaps directly with Casey's public policy work and child welfare focus.
• Generations United: Generations United is a national membership organization focused on intergenerational programs including kinship care, foster care, and adoption. Casey is a listed partner in its Family Voices United collaboration, and both target the same kinship and foster family policy areas.
• National Children's Alliance: National Children's Alliance accredits and supports Children's Advocacy Centers serving child abuse victims, operating a national network model. It is comparable because it serves the same child welfare system clients and pursues a similar national service-quality-improvement mission.

Emerging players

• Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative (within Annie E. Casey Foundation): Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, housed at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, focuses specifically on transition-age youth in foster care. It is comparable to Casey's transition-age youth work and represents the closest sub-niche overlap in the field.
• JPMorgan Chase Child Development Initiative (and other corporate child welfare funders): Large corporate foundations and bank-led initiatives (e.g., JPMorgan Chase's philanthropic work on child development and family economic security) increasingly fund upstream child welfare and family well-being work. They are emerging as partial competitors and potential partners in the same jurisdictions Casey serves.

Others

• Casey Family Programs' founding family foundation peers (UPS-affiliated): Other large private foundations with similarly long horizons (e.g., Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, MacArthur Foundation) are broader incumbents that operate in adjacent social sectors. They are not direct competitors but represent the broader pool of patient-capital foundations Casey competes with for talent and influence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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