Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education

What Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education does

The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education is a private, nonprofit research and education initiative founded in June 2022 and operated by Kaiser Permanente. The Center works to reduce the incidence and impact of gun violence — including community firearm injury, intimate partner violence, and firearm suicide — through a public health approach grounded in equity. It serves as a grantmaking, research coordination, and knowledge dissemination entity for healthcare systems, clinical practitioners, academic and public health researchers, community-based violence intervention (CVI) organizations, and policymakers. Its primary geographic footprint is the United States, with grant reach across 25 states and Washington D.C. as of 2025.

The Center's core product portfolio includes: (1) a grantmaking program that has awarded over $8.5 million through 49 grants since 2022, ranging from $60,000 to $600,000 per award, structured around an equitable grantmaking framework co-designed with Health Resources in Action (HRiA); (2) the Prevention & Intervention Library, a curated online knowledge hub of evidence-informed clinical and community firearm injury prevention strategies; (3) a webinar series ('Learn Together with Your Community') and on-demand video library for capacity building among clinicians, researchers, and community organizations; (4) educational briefs and materials, including the HIPAA guidance for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) developed with George Washington University; and (5) a Scientists in Residence Program that embeds Kaiser Permanente researchers to expand evidence-based interventions. The Center's underlying technology is a content-and-knowledge platform rather than software infrastructure, with operational coordination provided by the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI), whose 72 HVIP members serving 85+ cities form a unique distribution backbone.

The Center's business model is grantmaking philanthropy rather than commercial revenue. Kaiser Permanente committed $25 million over 5 years (beginning 2023) following an initial $1.3 million launch grant in June 2022, making Kaiser Permanente the sole disclosed funder. The Center does not sell products or services; all resources — grants, the Prevention & Intervention Library, webinars, briefs, and educational content — are provided free of charge to eligible researchers, community-based organizations, healthcare professionals, and the public. Distribution is conducted via the kpcenterforgunviolenceresearch.org website, e-newsletter, conference participation (APHA, NACCHO, AAP, NASHP, HLTH), and the Kaiser Permanente Health Action Summit. Five strategic pillars structure its work: Inclusive Grantmaking, Community Building, Advancing Knowledge, Data for Action, and Clinical Innovation.

Name

Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education

Legal name

Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education

Website

https://kpcenterforgunviolenceresearch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education is a nonprofit research and grantmaking initiative founded in 2022 that funds researchers and community-based organizations to develop evidence-based clinical and community interventions preventing firearm violence and suicide across the United States.

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Product category

Public Health Research and Education

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gun Violence Prevention & Public Safety Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Health Research Funding Agencies (Public/Quasi-Public) (HLAJALAB)

Keywords

• Gun violence prevention
• Firearm injury research
• Community violence intervention
• Public health education
• Equitable grantmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasanton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Kaiser Permanente Core Funding: Kaiser Permanente committed $25 million over 5 years (starting 2023) to fund the Center's operations, grantmaking, research, education programs, and community initiatives. This is the primary funding source.
2. Grant Awards to External Researchers and Organizations: The Center issues competitive grants to researchers, community-based organizations, and healthcare institutions. Since inception in 2022, over $8.5 million has been awarded through 49 grants across 25 states and Washington D.C. for research, capacity building, narrative change, and education. Funding recipients include academic institutions, national organizations, and community-based groups.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Center is a research and education initiative that conducts and funds firearm violence prevention research, awards competitive grants to researchers and community organizations, and disseminates evidence-based clinical intervention resources. It operates an online Prevention & Intervention Library, hosts educational webinars, and convenes healthcare systems, community violence intervention groups, and academic researchers to advance evidence-based approaches to reducing firearm injury and suicide.

Product overview

The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education is a research and education organization (not a software product company) that operates as a unified portfolio of programs and resources focused on preventing firearm violence and suicide through a public health approach. The core offerings include the Prevention & Intervention Library (a curated collection of evidence-based clinical intervention strategies), a Grantmaking Program (funding researchers and community organizations with over $8.5M awarded), Webinar Series and Video Library (educational content from experts and grantees), Educational Materials and Briefs (practical tools like the HIPAA guidance for HVIPs), and the Scientists in Residence Program (embedded research positions). These offerings work together to advance equity-centered research, build capacity among professionals, and develop sustainable, evidence-based interventions that prevent gun violence and improve health outcomes in disproportionately impacted communities.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Prevention & Intervention Library: A centralized resource with curated, proven, health-focused firearm injury prevention strategies for clinical and community settings, powered by the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI).
• Scientists in Residence Program
• Five Strategic Pillars

Products and services

• Grantmaking Program Inclusive grantmaking program that has awarded more than $8.5 million across 49 grants in 25 states and Washington D.C., supporting equity-centered firearm violence research, capacity building, narrative change, and education. Grants range from $60,000 to $600,000 and are distributed to researchers, community-based organizations, and national organizations.
• Prevention & Intervention Library A centralized online resource featuring evidence-informed, health-focused approaches that prevent firearm injury and promote safety and wellbeing, including intervention types such as Firearm Injury Risk Screening, Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs), Lethal Means Counseling, Medical-Legal Partnerships, Safety Behaviors Counseling, Secure Firearm Storage, and Trauma Recovery Centers.
• Webinar Series Hosting of webinars and educational opportunities (Learn Together with Your Community) that empower and build capacity for professionals and researchers to reduce firearm violence and suicide, featuring expert speakers on topics including implementation science, community partnerships, IRB navigation, and strategic dissemination.
• Scientists in Residence Program Program appointing embedded researchers (Dr. Julie Angerhofer and Dr. Jennifer Boggs) to expand research and interventions reducing firearm injury and death, develop quality metrics for healthcare systems, and promote evidence-based clinical approaches to prevent firearm harm.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% reduction in suicide attempts from adding suicide care to primary care in Kaiser Permanente's Washington region
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2025The Center partnered with The George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health to create the 'Navigating Information-Sharing and HIPAA in HVIPs' practical brief. Lara Cartwright-Smith, JD, MPH, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at GW, contributed as a subject matter expert.
• Health Resources in Action (HRiA) — Grantmaking DepartmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 October 2023HRiA's Grantmaking Department collaborated with the Center to design and implement its equitable grantmaking framework, leveraging HRiA's expertise in applying fair and inclusive grantmaking practices to advance health equity. This partnership ensures the Center's grant processes support communities most impacted by gun violence.
• East Bay Community FoundationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 October 2023Kaiser Permanente's grant funding is distributed through its fund at the East Bay Community Foundation, which handles grant disbursement logistics for the Center's awards to external organizations.
• Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2023The HAVI, an initiative of Health Resources in Action (HRiA), serves as the Center's primary coordinating collaborator. Founded in 2009, the HAVI fosters a national network of hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) and provides training, technical assistance, strategic communications, policy development, peer learning, and research support. The HAVI has 72 members including 63 HVIPs serving over 85 cities. The Center's Executive Director (Fatimah Loren Dreier) also serves as HAVI's Executive Director, creating a direct leadership bridge between the two organizations.
• Kaiser PermanenteflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2022Kaiser Permanente is the founding sponsor and primary funder of the Center, having committed $25 million over 5 years starting in 2023 (building on its 2022 launch with $1.3 million). Kaiser Permanente's clinical infrastructure, electronic health records across 12.6 million members, and national provider network provide the research data, healthcare settings, and operational scale that underpin the Center's work. The Center builds on Kaiser Permanente's pioneering firearm violence prevention efforts that began in 2018.
• American College of Surgeons Committee on TraumacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Center leverages its vast national network of healthcare partners, including the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, to build awareness and access to resources for clinicians across the country. This partnership supports dissemination of evidence-based clinical practices in firearm injury prevention.
• American Medical AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of its network of healthcare partners, the Center works with the American Medical Association to build clinician awareness and access to resources for firearm injury prevention, extending the reach of its evidence-based interventions to medical professionals nationwide.
• The Stoneleigh FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Stoneleigh Foundation co-funded the development of the 'Navigating Information-Sharing and HIPAA in HVIPs' brief alongside the Center, supporting the creation of practical guidance for hospital-based violence intervention programs.
• Coalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPS is led by the Community Based Public Safety Collective, Cities United, the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI), and the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform. The Center funds Dr. Candace Hester at the American Institutes for Research to evaluate CAPS, which works with mayors, community-based organizations, and leaders to scale community violence intervention ecosystems in cities nationwide.
• American Hospital AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaiser Permanente partnered with the American Hospital Association in 2018 to co-host a first-of-its-kind workshop with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining the role of health systems in addressing firearm injury and death. This established a foundational partnership for the Center's subsequent work.
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Kaiser Permanente and the American Hospital Association in 2018 to host a landmark workshop examining health systems' role in preventing firearm injury, establishing the public health framing that underpins the Center's mission.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fund for a Safer Future: Grantmaking nonprofit focused on gun violence prevention, a 2023 national-organization grantee of the Center, and a direct peer in funding and field-building for community-led gun violence prevention efforts.
• Cure Violence (formerly CeaseFire): Organization applying public-health methods to interrupt community violence, including shootings, through trained violence interrupters. Operates in the same community-violence-intervention space the Center funds and supports, with overlapping HVIP ecosystem ties.
• Prevention Institute: Nonprofit focused on preventing illness and injury through upstream, community-centered prevention strategies. Shares the Center's public-health, community-led, prevention-oriented approach to violence and injury reduction.
• Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI): National coordinating body for hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) and the Center's primary strategic collaborator. HAVI and the Center share leadership (Fatimah Loren Dreier serves as Executive Director of both), align on mission to scale CVI infrastructure, and jointly power the Prevention & Intervention Library.
• Big Cities Health Coalition: Coalition of 35 large urban health departments focused on public health approaches to urban health issues, including gun violence. A 2022 launch grantee of the Center and a peer in building public-health infrastructure for firearm prevention.
• Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions: Academic research center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health focused on gun violence research and policy solutions. Receives Center grant funding and operates as a peer institution publishing evidence on extreme risk protection orders and other firearm-related interventions.

Broad incumbents

• Giffords: Gun violence prevention organization combining advocacy, research, and a CVI conference/coalition work. Shares the Center's CVI-building focus (e.g., sponsoring the Giffords CVI Conference) but operates a broader advocacy/political mission.
• Everytown for Gun Safety: Largest U.S. gun violence prevention advocacy organization, combining research, policy advocacy, and grantmaking. Comparable to the Center in mission scope but operates at materially larger scale and as an independent advocacy entity.
• Brady United (Brady Campaign): Long-standing gun violence prevention advocacy organization engaged in research, education, and policy reform. Comparable in education/public-health framing of gun violence but operates independently as an advocacy nonprofit rather than as a research/grantmaking center.
• RAND Corporation: Established policy research organization that has produced influential work on gun policy, firearm availability, and prevention. As a 2022 Center launch grantee supporting the National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention, RAND is a peer in the firearm research/policy ecosystem.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles7 records

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