Okizu

What Okizu does

Okizu is a nonprofit social organization founded in 1982 and headquartered in Novato, California, that delivers recreational programs for children affected by cancer. Per the available firmographic data, it operates with a small team of 1-10 employees under the executive direction of Suzanne Randall, and identifies itself as a community-oriented service organization rather than a commercial enterprise. Its functional purpose is to provide recreational programming — typically camp- and retreat-style experiences — to pediatric cancer patients and, by reasonable extension, their families, addressing psychosocial support needs that complement clinical care.

Name

Okizu

Website

https://okizu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Okizu is a Novato, California-based nonprofit founded in 1982 that runs recreational programs for children with cancer and their families, operating with a small staff under Executive Director Suzanne Randall.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childhood Cancer Support Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps (7212)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Childhood cancer support
• Recreational camp programs
• Family support services
• Pediatric oncology retreats
• Nonprofit youth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Novato

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Okizu is a nonprofit social organization that offers recreational programs for children affected by childhood cancer. It runs camp-style programs and family-oriented retreats designed to provide respite, peer connection, and recreational experiences for pediatric cancer patients and their families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Okizu Recreational Camp Programs

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Camp Sunshine: Camp Sunshine in Casco, Maine runs year-round recreational camp programs specifically for children with life-threatening illnesses including cancer, making it the closest mission-aligned peer to Okizu.
• SeriousFun Children's Network: Founded by Paul Newman, SeriousFun is a global network of camps serving children with serious medical conditions including cancer; it is the dominant umbrella organization in the exact space Okizu occupies.
• The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp: Founded by Paul Newman in Connecticut, this residential camp and family programs serve children with cancer and serious illnesses — overlapping directly with Okizu's mission, beneficiary population, and camp-based delivery model.
• Camp Quality USA: Camp Quality operates free summer camps and year-round programs for children with cancer and their families across multiple U.S. states, directly comparable in mission and program design to Okizu.
• Special Love / Camp Fantastic: Special Love runs Camp Fantastic and related programs for children with cancer and their families, with a comparable mission, family-inclusive programming model, and nonprofit structure similar to Okizu.
• Camp Make-A-Dream (Montana) / Children's Oncology Camp Foundation: Camp Make-A-Dream provides free camp experiences for children and young adults with cancer and other serious illnesses; it is a direct mission peer to Okizu with a similar residential-camp delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Ronald McDonald House Charities: RMHC supports families of children with serious medical conditions through lodging and family-services programs; broader scope than Okizu but serves a strongly overlapping beneficiary population (pediatric cancer families) and is a comparable family-support nonprofit.
• Children's Oncology Camping Association International (COCA-I): COCA-I is the international membership organization for oncology camps serving children with cancer; Okizu is the kind of member camp it represents, making it a natural peer ecosystem organization.
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: A major childhood-cancer-focused nonprofit funding research and family support; comparable beneficiary population and donor base, though focused on research funding rather than direct recreational programming like Okizu.
• Children's Cancer Research Fund: Funds childhood cancer research and family-support programs; comparable donor base and beneficiary community to Okizu, though its primary mission is research rather than recreational camp programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Okizu
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/okizu

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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