Physicians for Social Responsibility

What Physicians for Social Responsibility does

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1961 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It mobilizes physicians and health professionals to advocate for nuclear weapons abolition and climate/environmental health policy, operating through a national office and a network of 23 chapters across 20 U.S. states. Core programs include the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program, the Environment & Health Program, Climate Ambassador training programs, the Building Electrification Initiative, and the Health Harms from Gas Stoves Project, supplemented by research publications, fact sheets, toolkits, and advocacy campaigns such as #DemandAccess and Back from the Brink.

PSR generates revenue through membership dues, individual donations, and foundation grants, with no commercial pricing or product sales. Its go-to-market is community-led advocacy: health professionals contribute medical expertise to federal, state, and local policy debates on nuclear disarmament, fossil fuel pollution, fracking, building electrification, and clean energy. The organization is the U.S. affiliate of IPPNW and a founding partner of ICAN, sharing the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize (with IPPNW) and the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize (through ICAN) for nuclear disarmament work.

PSR has no proprietary technology platform; its underlying infrastructure is its chapter network, coalition partnerships (Back from the Brink, Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition, U.S. Climate & Health Alliance), and content library of evidence-based reports including the 2013 'Nuclear Famine: 2 Billion at Risk?' study and the Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking. The current Executive Director is Brian Campbell, PhD, who joined in November 2023.

Name

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Legal name

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Website

https://psr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Physicians for Social Responsibility is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1961 that mobilizes physicians and health professionals to advocate for nuclear weapons abolition and climate/environmental health policy through 23 chapters across 20 U.S. states.

Ownership category

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Product category

Public Health Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Systems Strengthening (BPAGABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), Health Systems Strengthening & Primary Care Development (HLAJAKAJ)

Keywords

• Public health advocacy
• Nuclear weapons abolition
• Environmental health policy
• Climate change advocacy
• Physician mobilization

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: PSR generates revenue through membership programs where physicians and health professionals join as members, paying dues to support the organization's advocacy work.
2. Donations and Grants: The organization receives charitable donations from individuals and grants from foundations to fund its programs on nuclear weapons abolition and environmental health.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) mobilizes physicians and other health professionals to advocate for nuclear weapons abolition and climate/environmental health policies. The organization delivers this through a national office in Washington, DC, a network of 23 chapters across 20 states, policy advocacy at local/federal/international levels, training programs such as Climate Ambassadors, and educational resources including fact sheets, reports, toolkits, and newsletters.

Product overview

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is a non-profit advocacy organization that offers a portfolio of programs and resources rather than a unified technology product. Its core offerings include the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program, the Environment & Health Program, Climate Ambassador Programs, and the #DemandAccess Campaign. These are supplemented by educational resources including fact sheets, reports, toolkits, and newsletters. PSR also runs the Building Electrification Initiative and Health Harms from Gas Stoves Project as specialized advocacy initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program PSR's flagship program that amplifies the health professional voice to increase grassroots support for nuclear weapons abolition and cultivate legislative initiatives to reduce the nuclear threat.
• Environment & Health Program Program that amplifies health professional voices on catastrophic climate change and environmental hazards, opposing fracking, promoting clean renewable energy, and protecting federal clean air policies.
• Climate Ambassador Programs Training programs that prepare health professionals and concerned citizens to advocate for climate solutions, including the PSR Climate Ambassadors Project and Next Generation Climate & Health Ambassador Program.
• #DemandAccess Campaign Campaign seeking equitable access to health and justice by demanding access where it is currently being denied, operating at the intersection of climate harm, nuclear threat, and social/racial justice.

Quantifiable outcome

• $20 Billion in avoided health harms from 15% reduction in annual electric consumption
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007PSR National is one of 650 partner organizations that make up ICAN, an inclusive effort with partners in 100 nations to prohibit and abolish nuclear weapons. ICAN won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for achieving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. PSR serves as ICAN's U.S. partner organization.
• IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSR is the United States affiliate of IPPNW, a collection of medical groups across 63 countries advocating for nuclear weapons elimination. IPPNW founded ICAN in 2007. PSR and IPPNW shared the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize for raising public awareness of nuclear weapons' medical impacts.
• Back from the Brink InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBack from the Brink is a national grassroots initiative seeking to change U.S. nuclear weapons policy through five common-sense steps. 412 health, policy, faith, environmental, peace, and justice organizations have endorsed the initiative, with resolutions adopted by 59 municipalities and 7 state legislative bodies.
• Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSR partnered with CHPNY to produce the Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking, now in its ninth edition with approximately 2,000 abstracts linking fracking to health harms.
• ecoAmerica (Climate for Health program)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThrough its Climate for Health program, ecoAmerica partners with health associations to make climate change a top national health priority. PSR shares resources including Moving Forward guide and Mental Health and our Changing Climate report.
• U.S. Climate & Health AllianceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe U.S. Climate & Health Alliance network helps circulate the U.S. Call to Action on Climate, Health & Equity, a broad policy action agenda for addressing climate change.
• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSR and ACEEE co-released the report 'Saving Energy, Saving Lives' examining public health benefits of cutting annual electric consumption by 15 percent, including medical cost savings.
• People Over PentagonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPSR endorses the People Over Pentagon initiative which proposes redirecting $100 billion from Pentagon spending to critical human needs. The initiative demonstrates how this reallocation could transform education or social services.
• Washington Against Nuclear Weapons CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed and facilitated by Washington PSR, this coalition includes over 45 peace, faith, social justice, labor, health, and educational organizations, making it the largest state-level anti-nuclear coalition in the country.
• Organizations in SolidarityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSR participates in Organizations in Solidarity, a partnership of 300+ organizations working to combat racism in peace and security fields and promote diversity in national security work.
• Gender Champions in Nuclear PolicyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSR participates in this leadership network committed to breaking down gender barriers and making gender equity a reality in nuclear policy. PSR has signed SMARTIE commitments for gender equality.
• Green Leadership TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSR collaborates with the Green Leadership Trust, the first cross-organizational effort focused on building power and diversity in advocacy. Several PSR board members are members including Joy Blackwood, Natasha DeJarnett, and Surili Patel.
• Stop Northwest Gas Expansion CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOregon activists including 350 Deschutes and Physicians for Social Responsibility are part of the Stop Northwest Gas Expansion Coalition opposing the TC Energy GTN Xpress pipeline expansion spanning over 1,300 miles from Canada through Washington to southern Oregon.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Public Health Association: Main professional society for U.S. public health practitioners; competes for the same physician membership base and increasingly engages on climate as a health issue, partially overlapping PSR's value proposition.
• Union of Concerned Scientists: Science-based advocacy organization combining expert credibility with policy campaigns on climate and nuclear issues; similar physician/scientist-as-advocate model but with a wider science brief.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Much larger environmental advocacy organization operating across climate, energy, and health policy; overlaps PSR on fossil-fuel and clean energy advocacy but as a broader portfolio player.
• Sierra Club: Largest U.S. grassroots environmental organization; competes for climate-policy advocacy dollars and chapter-level energy/climate work overlapping with PSR's chapter network.

Direct peers

• International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN): Co-founded by PSR and IPPNW in 2007; ICAN is a 650-organization coalition in 100 nations that won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for the TPNW. Operates in the same nuclear-disarmament advocacy space as PSR.
• ecoAmerica (Climate for Health): Direct partner of PSR via the Climate for Health program; both convene health-professional networks to advocate for climate action, share resources like the Moving Forward guide, and target the same physician audience.
• International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW): PSR is the U.S. affiliate of IPPNW; both share the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize and pursue the same physician-led nuclear abolition mission across 63 countries. Functionally and structurally the closest peer.
• Health Care Without Harm: International coalition mobilizing the health sector on climate and environmental health; closely parallels PSR's Environment & Health Program and physician engagement model.

Emerging players

• Ploughshares Fund: Foundation that funds and convenes nuclear-disarmament advocacy; partner/funder adjacent to PSR's Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program and shares the physician-expert narrative around nuclear risks.
• Earthjustice: Litigation-focused environmental law organization that often serves as the legal complement to PSR's advocacy campaigns on air quality, fracking, and clean energy—frequently co-aligned targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/psrnational
• Facebookfacebook.com/psrnational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/physicians-for-social-responsibility
• Instagraminstagram.com/psrnational

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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