Family Preservation Foundation

What Family Preservation Foundation does

Family Preservation Foundation (FPF) is a U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) advocacy organization, legally Family Preservation Foundation, Inc. (EIN: 83-0976811), focused on preventing unwarranted family separation by Child Protective Services (CPS) and defending parental and civil liberties in child welfare proceedings. Founded by Dwight D. Mitchell — himself a former CPS respondent — FPF operates a 12,000+ member parent association and provides three primary service lines: (1) legal aid in CPS and foster care cases when civil liberties are deemed at risk, (2) free educational resources including the CPS Defense Video Education Library, 35-Key Defense Tips, and an online blog covering parental rights and child welfare policy, and (3) systemic advocacy through federal civil rights litigation and public policy campaigns. The organization has been lead organizer of a 1,200+ parent federal lawsuit (Case 0:8-CV-01091) challenging Minnesota's child protection laws, has pursued a Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment (H.J.Res.36) via a Whitehouse.gov petition, and has reported 475+ children rescued or kept out of foster care, 11,500+ education packets distributed, and 100,000+ people reached through TV and social media.

The organization delivers all services free of charge to families and operates a donation-only revenue model with diversified channels including online giving (PayPal, Facebook), stock gifts, IRA charitable rollovers, planned giving through trusts/wills, life insurance beneficiary designations, and memorial gifts. Distribution is national via digital self-serve channels (website, video library, social media) supplemented by direct regional legal assistance and the membership-based parent association. It has earned media coverage across ABC, NBC, Fox, Star Tribune, MPR News, Reason, and the Associated Press, and carries top-rated charity designations on GuideStar and Candid (Platinum). FPF is nonpartisan, headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey (371 Hoes Lane, Suite 200), with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or headcount.

There is no proprietary technology, software product, or AI component to FPF's operations — its competitive position rests entirely on community mobilization, founder credibility, litigation activity, and earned media rather than on a technology platform.

Name

Family Preservation Foundation

Legal name

Family Preservation Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://familypreservationfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Family Preservation Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free legal aid, video education, and federal litigation advocacy to families facing Child Protective Services intervention, serving a 12,000+ member parent association nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Advocacy

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Child welfare advocacy
• Parental rights defense
• CPS legal assistance
• Family preservation services
• Civil rights litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

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. Donations and Contributions: As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (EIN: 83-0976811), FPF relies on charitable donations from individuals and organizations. Multiple donation channels are available including online donations via Facebook and third-party platforms, PayPal, stock gifts, IRA charitable rollovers, gifts through living trusts or wills, life insurance beneficiary designations, and memorial gifts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Family Preservation Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that provides free legal aid, education, and advocacy services to parents and families facing Child Protective Services (CPS) intervention and foster care proceedings. Its core deliverables include a free CPS Defense Video Education Library, the 35-Key Defense Tips educational resource, a parent association membership program with 12,000+ members, and direct legal assistance in CPS and foster care cases where civil liberties are at risk.

Product overview

Family Preservation Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization focused on children's rights, parental rights, and family preservation advocacy. The organization operates primarily as an educational and advocacy platform rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings include the Free CPS Defense Video Education Library providing legal education for parents facing Child Protective Services, a membership program connecting parents with resources and support, an educational blog covering child welfare issues, and media coverage documenting their advocacy work. The organization also provides educational materials including the 35-Key Defense Tips for CPS encounters. These offerings work together to fulfill FPF's mission of saving children from unwarranted trauma while defending constitutional rights of children, parents, and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free CPS Defense Video Education Library
• 35-Key Defense Tips Educational resource providing parents with 35 key defense strategies and lessons learned regarding Child Protective Services encounters, hosted on the FPF Education section of the website.
• Family Preservation Foundation Parent Association Membership A membership program that connects parents in FPF's 12,000+ member parent association with education, support, and collective advocacy resources for families affected by Child Protective Services.
• Legal Aid in CPS and Foster Care Cases Direct legal assistance and legal aid provided by FPF in Child Protective Services and Foster Care cases when the organization considers civil liberties to be at risk. Provided free of charge to qualifying families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 475+ children rescued from CPS/foster care and reunited with families
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stop Child Protection Services from Legally Kidnapping ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of over 1,200 Minnesota parents (later grew to 1,253 members with nearly 4,000 petition signatories) led by FPF founder Dwight Mitchell that filed federal civil rights lawsuit (Case 0:8-CV-01091) against Minnesota's child protection laws, alleging unconstitutional overreach. The group seeks to shut down state CPS, overturn unconstitutional laws, and stop serial abuse of families.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Parents Organization: National nonprofit advocating for children's rights to both parents and family court reform, including shared parenting and parental rights litigation. Highly comparable to FPF's parental-rights, family-court-reform mission and litigation-driven model.
• Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA): National membership organization that provides legal defense and advocacy for homeschooling families facing government intervention. Comparable to FPF's model of providing legal aid plus organizing parents to push back against state overreach into family life.
• Children's Rights: National nonprofit that litigates high-impact cases on behalf of children in foster care and child welfare systems. Closely comparable to FPF's federal-litigation, child-welfare-reform approach, though its advocacy typically runs pro-child-welfare-system rather than anti-CPS.
• Parental Rights: Advocacy organization dedicated to passage of a Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — directly aligned with FPF's Whitehouse.gov 'We the People' petition for H.J.Res.36 and constitutional-amendment strategy.
• National Association of Counsel for Children: Professional and legal advocacy association for attorneys representing children in child welfare and family court proceedings. Overlaps with FPF's pro se defense education and legal aid for CPS-impacted families.

Broad incumbents

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): National civil liberties organization that litigates constitutional rights cases including parental rights, family integrity, and family-court due process. Overlaps with FPF's constitutional litigation and civil-liberties framing, though ACLU covers a far broader rights portfolio.
• Pacific Legal Foundation: Public-interest law firm that litigates individual rights and limited-government cases, including family-liberty and parental-rights cases at state and federal levels. Comparable to FPF's constitutional litigation model against state agencies.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: National nonprofit working to prevent child abuse and neglect through education, advocacy, and research — including work with the child welfare system. Adjacent to FPF's child-welfare domain but philosophically opposite, advocating family preservation through system support rather than system reform/abolition.

Others

• Childhelp: National nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention, treatment, and advocacy through crisis hotlines, residential services, and education. A peer in the child-welfare nonprofit space, with comparable donor-funded, mission-driven operating model, but different service delivery.
• CASA (National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association): National nonprofit supporting volunteer advocates for children in foster care and family court. Operates inside the child welfare system that FPF's litigation seeks to reform — thematically related ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fpfiorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjGZzPqJYILYC8dM-tsZfZQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/Family-Preservation-Foundation-3092363577530330
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/family-preservation-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/familypreservationfoundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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