Informed Consent Action Network

What Informed Consent Action Network does

Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, that investigates the safety of vaccines, pharmaceutical drugs, and medical procedures while educating the public on informed consent. Its core offerings consist of advocacy content rather than software: a document repository of FDA FOIA productions on Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines derived from PHMPT v. FDA litigation, a v-safe data analysis resource built on approximately 10 million CDC participant assessments, the documentary film 'An Inconvenient Study' (Malibu Film Festival Best of Festival, October 2025), a video media platform called The HighWire, vaccine injury and whistleblower reporting portals, and email newsletters. The organization maintains a political arm, ICAN Legislate (501(c)(4)), for non-tax-deductible advocacy activities.

ICAN operates with a staff of 1-10 and generates revenue through tax-deductible donations to its 501(c)(3) entity and political donations to its 501(c)(4) affiliate, currently running a $1.5 million matching campaign through June 30, 2026. Its go-to-market is community-led: it acquires and mobilizes supporters through documentary distribution, The HighWire programming, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube), and email, then converts attention into donations and grassroots advocacy actions such as petitions to HHS and the FDA. In 2026, ICAN filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue HHS to expand the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program's table from 47 to over 300 injuries, secured the addition of four pro-informed-consent organizations as ACIP liaison representatives, and influenced HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to revise the ACIP charter to broaden committee membership criteria.

Underlying technology is minimal: ICAN runs a WordPress-hosted website (icandecide.org), embedded video players, standard CRM/email tooling, and downloadable PDF repositories. There is no proprietary software platform, no API, no mobile application, and no disclosed AI/ML systems. The organization's competitive position rests on content authority, media reach, and unusually direct access to senior federal health officials rather than on technology assets.

Name

Informed Consent Action Network

Legal name

Informed Consent Action Network

Website

https://icandecide.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Advocacy Services

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Information (51)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Consent, Documentation & Certification (Records/Passports/Proof of Vaccination) (HLAJAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

ICSR Case Processing & Triage (HLAGALAA)

Keywords

• Vaccine safety advocacy
• Informed consent education
• Health freedom advocacy
• Medical transparency
• Vaccine injury reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: ICAN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that generates revenue primarily through tax-deductible donations from individuals. The organization also has a political arm called ICAN Legislate (501(c)(4)) for non-tax-deductible political donations. The organization runs fundraising campaigns including a $1.5 million matching campaign.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ICAN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization that investigates the safety of medical procedures, pharmaceutical drugs, and vaccines while educating the public on informed consent rights. The organization produces documentary films, operates a media platform (The HighWire), maintains document repositories of FDA-released Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine data, and provides advocacy services including vaccine injury reporting and legal petitions to federal agencies.

Product overview

ICAN operates primarily as a 501(c)(3) advocacy organization focused on informed consent and vaccine safety, with a 501(c)(4) political arm called ICAN Legislate. The organization produces documentary films (most notably 'An Inconvenient Study'), maintains document repositories of FDA-released Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine data obtained through FOIA litigation, operates media platforms including The HighWire, and provides advocacy services through vaccine injury reporting and whistleblower portals. The organization also offers V-Safe data analysis resources and email-based communications including legal updates and educational guides. ICAN does not offer a software platform or SaaS product; its core offering consists of advocacy content, legal resources, and public health document analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICAN Legislate: 501(c)(4) political arm of ICAN focused on legislative advocacy

Products and services

• An Inconvenient Study Award-winning documentary film produced by ICAN and Del Bigtree investigating vaccine safety and childhood chronic illness. The film examines an unpublished Henry Ford Health System study comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children, raising concerns about scientific transparency and public health. Distributed globally to millions of viewers.
• The HighWire Digital media platform and video series covering vaccine safety issues, health policy, and medical freedom topics. Presented as a news and information resource for informed consent advocacy.
• V-Safe Data Resource Educational resource analyzing CDC's v-safe smartphone-based health assessment program data for post-Covid-19 vaccination. ICAN provides interpretation and analysis of approximately 10 million participant health assessments collected by CDC.
• Pfizer Vaccine Documents Freedom of Information Act document productions from FDA regarding Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, including documents for ages 12-15 and 16+ populations, EUA documents, and court documents from PHMPT v. FDA litigation. Hosted as downloadable files including BLA and EUA productions.
• Moderna Vaccine Documents Freedom of Information Act document productions from FDA regarding Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for ages 18+, including EUA documents and full productions. Part of PHMPT v. FDA litigation document releases.
• Vaccine Injury Reporting Portal Resource enabling individuals to report alleged vaccine injuries to ICAN for documentation and potential legal action.
• Whistleblower Portal Platform for individuals to report concerns about vaccine safety, medical transparency, or alleged wrongdoing in healthcare or regulatory agencies.
• Newsletter and Email Communications Email subscription service providing ICAN Legal Updates, HighWire Insider Emails, and educational content including free 'Introduction to Vaccine Safety' guide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Influenced HHS Secretary to revise ACIP charter to expand membership criteria to include toxicology, data science, pediatric neurodevelopment, and vaccine injury expertise
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Added as a liaison representative to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) following ICAN's recommendation to HHS Secretary Kennedy. AAPS is a pro-safety, pro-informed consent organization providing balance to the committee.
• Independent Medical Alliance (IMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026formerly FLCCC (Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance). Added as liaison representative to ACIP following ICAN's influence. IMA brings pro-safety perspective to the vaccine advisory committee.
• Medical Academy of Pediatrics & Special Needs (MAPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Added as liaison representative to ACIP. MAPS represents physicians focused on pediatric care and special needs children, bringing medical expertise to vaccine safety discussions.
• Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Added as liaison representative to ACIP. PIC is a pro-informed consent physician organization that will provide balance to pro-pharma liaisons on the committee.
• ICAN LegislatecoreOthersICAN Legislate is the 501(c)(4) political arm of ICAN, separate from the main 501(c)(3) organization. It handles political donations and advocacy activities that cannot be conducted under nonprofit status.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Children's Health Defense: Founded and previously chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Children's Health Defense is the most direct peer to ICAN — a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on vaccine safety, informed consent, and challenging public health policy. CHD operates at a larger scale with similar GTM (documentaries, donor mobilization, legal petitions).
• National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC): One of the oldest vaccine-safety and informed-consent advocacy nonprofits in the U.S., co-founded by Barbara Loe Fisher. NVIC shares ICAN's mission around informed consent, vaccine injury recognition, and grassroots donor mobilization, and operates a parallel advocacy and education model.
• Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC): A physician-led nonprofit advocating for informed consent in vaccination. PIC is both a partner and a direct peer — it shares ICAN's informed-consent focus and was recently added to ACIP as a liaison representative alongside ICAN-aligned organizations.
• Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT): Plaintiff organization in PHMPT v. FDA, the FOIA litigation that produced the Pfizer and Moderna document repository hosted by ICAN. PHMPT is a closely aligned advocacy peer that enabled ICAN's document-library moat.
• Independent Medical Alliance (IMA, formerly FLCCC): Originally the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, IMA is a physician-led organization that, like ICAN, has been vocal on COVID-19 policy, vaccine safety, and medical freedom. It is also a recently added ACIP liaison representative.
• Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS): AAPS is a national physicians' organization that advocates for medical freedom, informed consent, and skepticism of mandatory public health measures. It was added as an ACIP liaison representative following ICAN's recommendation, reflecting overlapping advocacy priorities.
• Medical Academy of Pediatrics & Special Needs (MAPS): MAPS is a physician organization focused on pediatric care and special-needs children that shares ICAN's emphasis on vaccine safety and individualized medical decision-making. It is also a recently added ACIP liaison representative.

Emerging players

• Meryl Nass, MD (individual advocacy / Meryl Nass Reports): Dr. Meryl Nass is a prominent individual advocate for vaccine safety and medical freedom who publishes analysis and legal commentary with overlapping themes to ICAN's FOIA document analysis. It is comparable as an emerging, individual-scale peer in the same advocacy space.

Regional players

• Australian Vaccination-risks Network (AVN): Australian nonprofit advocating for informed consent and vaccine safety, providing a regional peer comparison. AVN operates a similar community-led, donation-funded advocacy model but is focused on the Australian regulatory and policy environment.
• Vaccine Choice Canada: Canadian informed-consent and medical-freedom advocacy organization with a similar grassroots, donor-funded model and documentary-style content distribution. It serves the Canadian market but pursues substantively the same mission as ICAN.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ICANdecide
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTs130yeqZjTRDyjMfMD3hQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ICANdecide
• Instagraminstagram.com/ICANdecide

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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