Civil Survival

Name

Civil Survival

Legal name

Civil Survival Project

Website

https://civilsurvival.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reentry Legal Aid and Criminal Justice Advocacy

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Reentry legal aid
• Criminal justice advocacy
• Community organizing services
• Record vacation assistance
• Voter outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Civil Survival is a nonprofit organization that funds its operations through donations from individuals, monthly giving programs, donor advised funds, legacy gifts, stock gifts, workplace giving, and peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. The organization also appears to receive corporate giving contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Civil Survival provides free legal assistance, community organizing, and legislative advocacy services for individuals in Washington State who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system. Its core offerings include the Reentry Legal Aid Project (RLAP) delivering direct legal representation for record vacation, LFO relief, Blake drug conviction relief, and occupational license appeals; weekly Game Changer community meetings; the Ask a Lawyer consultation program; a Job Board for second-chance employers; the Unlocking Legislative Advocacy Fellowship; and civic engagement and voter rights outreach.

Product overview

Civil Survival is a by-and-for nonprofit organization serving justice-impacted individuals in Washington State, offering a coordinated suite of programs focused on legal aid, advocacy, community building, and economic opportunity. The core offerings include the Reentry Legal Aid Project (RLAP) providing direct legal representation and self-help resources, Game Changer Meetings serving as weekly community gatherings, Ask a Lawyer consultations for legal eligibility screening, an Advocacy Workshop and Training program, a Job Board connecting employers with second-chance candidates, and the Unlocking Legislative Advocacy (ULA) Fellowship for leadership development. Additional programs include the Blake Civil Impacts Project for drug conviction relief and voting rights outreach initiatives. The organization also provides self-service tools including criminal history report requests, legal self-help resources, occupational guides, and LFO reduction guides.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Game Changer Meetings
• Reentry Legal Aid Project (RLAP)
• Ask a Lawyer
• Job Board
• Unlocking Legislative Advocacy (ULA) Fellowship
• Advocacy Workshops
• Blake Civil Impacts Project
• Voting Rights Outreach

Quantifiable outcome

• $43 million in juvenile legal debt eliminated through SB 5974
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Community Partners for Voting Rights MuralsminorOthers · 1 September 2023Collaboration with community partners to organize three mural projects and resource fairs throughout Washington State in September 2023, in Spokane, Yakima, and Tacoma, to promote voting rights awareness and register voters.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves2 records

Emerging players

• JustLeadershipUSA: A national organization led by people directly impacted by incarceration that advances criminal justice reform and leadership. Its by-and-for leadership and advocacy model closely parallels Civil Survival's community-led approach.

Direct peers

• The Bronx Defenders: A New York-based nonprofit public-defense organization using holistic legal representation and community-based support. Its legal services and work on collateral consequences overlap with Civil Survival's core RLAP mission.
• Public Defender Association: A Seattle and Washington-focused nonprofit working on public defense, criminal justice reform, and community advocacy. It is a strong local analogue and former organizational home, with overlapping policy and community-organizing work.
• Root & Rebound: A California-based nonprofit providing reentry legal assistance, record-clearing support, and policy advocacy to people with criminal records. It is a close regional analogue to Civil Survival's reentry legal aid and organizing work.
• The Bail Project: A national nonprofit providing bail assistance and post-release support to people impacted by the criminal legal system. It overlaps with Civil Survival in beneficiary support and legal-system relief, but focuses primarily on pretrial release rather than Washington's post-conviction reentry.
• Osborne Association: A New York nonprofit serving people affected by incarceration through reentry, family, housing, employment, and justice-reform programs. It is comparable in reentry support and advocacy, although its service portfolio is broader.

Broad incumbents

• Equal Justice Initiative: A national nonprofit legal-advocacy organization working on mass incarceration, excessive punishment, racial justice, and reentry. It is a broader incumbent with related legal and policy advocacy capabilities.
• The Council of State Governments Justice Center: A national policy and technical-assistance organization focused on justice reform, reentry, behavioral health, and public safety. It is a broader ecosystem participant rather than a direct legal-service provider.
• The Sentencing Project: A research and advocacy nonprofit focused on sentencing, incarceration, and racial justice. It overlaps with Civil Survival in criminal-legal reform and policy advocacy, but does not provide the same direct reentry services.

Regional players

• A New Way of Life: A Los Angeles nonprofit supporting formerly incarcerated people with housing, employment, legal and reentry services, and advocacy. It is a regional peer with a similar reentry-support ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/civilsurvival
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC8fl_D0ptT9Ue5By2V4Z87A
• Facebookfacebook.com/CivilSurvival
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/civil-survival-project
• Instagraminstagram.com/civilsurvivalwa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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