Concerned United Birthparents

What Concerned United Birthparents does

Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) is a 501(c)(3)-style nonprofit organization founded in 1976 in Huntsville, Alabama, and currently mailing from Concord, California. It is the first and only national organization in the United States founded by parents of adoption loss, and its mission is to provide grief support, education, advocacy, and community for individuals and families separated by adoption. The primary constituency is birth/first parents who have relinquished children to adoption, but CUB explicitly welcomes and serves adoptees, adoptive families, extended family members, and adoption-competent professionals under an "adoption constellation" framework.

CUB's core service offering is a bundled peer-support ecosystem rather than a technology product. Annual membership ($45/year) unlocks access to monthly Zoom support groups, a monthly Zoom writing group, a forthcoming 24/7 CUB Band online forum, and a discounted rate at the signature annual healing retreat. In-person peer-led support groups operate in seven US cities (Boston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver, Greensburg PA, and Asheville NC), with a six-region coordinator structure covering all 50 states and select international territories. The annual retreat rotates geographically and drew over 100 attendees in 2021, with the 2025 Atlanta retreat described as the largest in organizational history; the 2026 retreat is scheduled for Seattle. CUB also publishes the semi-annual CUB Communicator newsletter and maintains an Adoptee Rights Advocate Resources toolkit for grassroots policy work. The organization explicitly does not operate a technology platform and runs as an all-volunteer entity with no paid staff.

CUB is funded by three revenue streams: individual memberships at $45/year, retreat registration fees ($215-$399 depending on member status and length), and tax-deductible donations channeled to a General Fund, Retreat Scholarship Fund, and Legacy planned-giving program. It has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no institutional investors, and no disclosed financial figures. Leadership consists of volunteer officers (President Deborah Myers, Vice-President Marina Tunes-Nichols, Secretary Gail Perry, Treasurer R Lee) plus six regional coordinators, a membership director, and a newsletter editor. Marketing is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth within the adoption-constellation community, the organizational website, an email newsletter, Instagram, and the annual retreat as the primary gathering point.

Name

Concerned United Birthparents

Legal name

Concerned United Birthparents

Website

https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Concerned United Birthparents is a 1976-founded, all-volunteer nonprofit that provides peer grief support, education, and advocacy for parents and families affected by adoption loss. It operates through $45 annual memberships, in-person support groups across seven US cities, monthly Zoom groups, and an annual retreat.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adoption Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Adoption loss support
• Birth parent support
• Peer grief counseling
• Nonprofit adoption advocacy
• Adoption education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership at $45 per year, providing access to online support groups, discount on retreat registration, monthly writing group, and online forums.
2. Retreat Fees: Registration fees for annual healing retreats. Early bird member rate $355, non-member $399, single day $215. Includes meals.
3. Donations: Tax-deductible donations including General Fund, Retreat Scholarship Fund, and Legacy Donation (planned giving).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Concerned United Birthparents is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 that provides peer-led adoption loss support for birth parents, adoptees, and families affected by adoption. It operates monthly in-person and Zoom support groups, a monthly writing group, an annual healing retreat, and publishes the CUB Communicator newsletter, while also advocating for adoptee rights and ethical adoption laws.

Product overview

Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) is an all-volunteer peer support nonprofit offering a unified suite of services for those affected by adoption. The core offering consists of membership (providing access to all programs), monthly Zoom support groups (including general support, writing group, and constellation peer support), in-person support groups across multiple US cities, and an annual healing retreat. Additional resources include the CUB Communicator newsletter, the CUB Band online forum (forthcoming), and advocacy resources for adoptee rights. The organization does not offer a technology product but provides support services, education, and advocacy for the adoption constellation community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CUB Annual Membership Annual membership that supports CUB's mission and grants access to member benefits, including member rates for events; priced at $45 per year for individuals.
• Monthly Zoom Support Group Peer-led virtual support group held monthly on Zoom for birth parents, adoptees, and families affected by adoption loss, providing a safe space to share stories and process grief.
• Monthly Writing Group Monthly workshop-style group in which members use writing as a tool for healing and processing adoption loss experiences.
• Monthly Zoom Constellation Peer Support Specialized monthly Zoom peer support group structured as a constellation gathering to bring together broader community input on adoption loss experiences.
• In-Person Support Groups Recurring in-person peer support groups held across seven U.S. regions (Atlanta, Bay Area, Colorado, Sacramento, Asheville and others), coordinated by regional contacts.
• CUB Annual Retreat Annual multi-day healing retreat organized by CUB for members and supporters, featuring programming designed to foster healing and community among those affected by adoption loss. Retreat fees are tiered between members and non-members, with a dedicated Retreat Scholarship Fund underwriting access.
• CUB Communicator Newsletter Periodic newsletter published by CUB featuring member-written poems, stories, and organizational updates, edited by the Newsletter Editor.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 in 4 adoptees suffer from thoughts of suicide, highlighting the critical need for adoption-competent support
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Jockey Being Family Foundation: Foundation supporting families touched by adoption and foster care. Adjacent peer — similar beneficiary community (adoption constellation) but functions as a grantmaker rather than a direct peer-support organization.
• Pact (Adoption Alliance): Adoption placement and support nonprofit serving adopted children of color and their families. Adjacent — overlapping adoption-constellation work but with an active-placement orientation that contrasts with CUB's loss-support focus.

Direct peers

• Bastard Nation: Adoptee-rights advocacy organization focused on unsealing original birth certificates. Highly comparable to CUB in mission area (adoption reform and advocacy) and grassroots, volunteer-driven operating model.
• American Adoption Congress (AAC): National adoption-concerned community including birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive families; provides education, support, and advocacy. Directly comparable in serving the adoption constellation and hosting community events.
• Adoption Network: National nonprofit providing support and education across the adoption triad (birth parents, adoptees, adoptive families). Comparable mission and constellation-wide focus, though with a broader service menu.
• ALMA (Adoptees Liberty Movement Association): Adoptee-led advocacy organization, particularly active on sealed records and adoptee rights. Comparable grassroots advocacy posture to CUB and overlapping constituency.

Broad incumbents

• Child Welfare League of America: Large, established national umbrella for child welfare organizations including adoption and foster care services. Comparable in adoption/child-welfare mission but operates as a broad membership coalition rather than peer support.
• National Council for Adoption: Established national adoption-focused organization. Comparable in scale and topic area but generally takes a more adoption-affirming stance than CUB, making it a contrasting rather than aligning peer.
• Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute: Research and policy organization focused on adoption practice. Comparable in adoption subject-matter but emphasizes research and policy over peer support, complementing CUB's work.

Regional players

• After Adoption: UK-based post-adoption support service offering counseling, search, and intermediary services. Comparable in providing adoption-related support and reunion services but operating primarily in the UK rather than the US.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/concernedunitedbirthparents
• Xx.com/CUBirthparents
• Facebookfacebook.com/ConcernedUnitedBirthparents
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parentsofadoptionloss

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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