Alliance for Nuclear Accountability

What Alliance for Nuclear Accountability does

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) is a U.S.-based nonprofit advocacy network founded in 1987 and headquartered in Takoma Park, Maryland, with operational addresses in Washington, D.C. and Abiquiu, New Mexico. The organization coordinates a coalition of approximately 34 community-based member organizations located downwind and downstream of nuclear weapons, waste, and energy facilities, focusing on nuclear weapons production, waste cleanup, and nuclear energy policy. ANA facilitates collective advocacy by organizing the annual DC Days lobbying event in Washington, D.C., a Spring Meeting on Capitol Hill, joint regulatory comments, and ongoing engagement with Congress and the Department of Energy. Its core deliverables are advocacy services — not technology products — including fact sheets, the Congressional Map project tracking member views on nuclear weapons and waste, weekly news updates, and a blog platform; the technology stack is limited to a WordPress website and PayPal for donation processing.

ANA's business model is a member-supported nonprofit model with four primary revenue streams: tiered annual membership dues based on organizational budget ($50-$2,000), individual and organizational donations processed via PayPal or check, event registration fees for DC Days ($150-$350) and Spring Meeting ($60-$120), and minor transaction fees absorbed via PayPal processing. Revenue is distributed across approximately 34 member NGOs, event attendees, and individual donors, with no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or institutional investment. The organization operates with 1-10 employees, is governed by member organizations through consensus structures, and reports to no parent entity. Its go-to-market motion is mission-driven coalition building rather than commercial sales, leveraging content marketing, social media, and earned media through designated expert press contacts.

Name

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability

Legal name

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability

Website

https://ananuclear.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability is a U.S. nonprofit advocacy network of 34 member organizations that lobbies against nuclear weapons production, waste policies, and nuclear energy expansion, serving grassroots groups affected by nuclear contamination and engaging Congress through annual DC Days events.

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Product category

Environmental and Nuclear Policy Advocacy

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Business Associations (813910)

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Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Peace, Security & Arms Control Organizations (BPADAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regulatory compliance, licensing & stakeholder engagement for disposal (permits, public consultation, communications) (EUAKAGAK)

Keywords

• Nuclear weapons advocacy
• Nuclear waste cleanup
• Environmental advocacy network
• Nonproliferation policy
• Grassroots organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Takoma Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability is funded through annual membership dues paid by member organizations. Dues are structured based on organizational budget size, ranging from $50-100 for organizations with $0-$10,000 budgets up to $1,000-$2,000 for organizations with budgets over $400,000.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations from individuals and organizations to support its mission of working towards a nuclear-free future. Donations can be made online via PayPal or by check mailed to the organization.
3. Event Registration Fees: The organization generates revenue through registration fees for its annual DC Days lobbying event and Spring Meeting. DC Days registration ranges from $150-$350 depending on early bird status and participant category. Spring Meeting registration is $60 for one day or $120 for both days.
4. Membership Dues Processing Fee: The organization notes that credit card payments through PayPal incur approximately 2% processing fees, encouraging payment by check to retain full donation value.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) is a national nonprofit coalition network that coordinates advocacy on nuclear weapons production, nuclear waste disposal, and environmental cleanup at U.S. Department of Energy sites. The organization convenes roughly 34 grassroots member groups, organizes annual DC Days lobbying events and Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., and produces fact sheets, blog content, and a Congressional Map tracking legislators' positions on nuclear issues. ANA's work centers on citizen watchdogging, policy engagement with Congress and federal agencies, and public education about the impacts of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex.

Product overview

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) is a national network of advocacy organizations working to address nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup. Rather than a technology product company, ANA functions as a coalition facilitating citizen advocacy, policy engagement, and public education on nuclear issues. The organization's primary offerings are advocacy campaigns, annual DC Days lobbying events, Spring Meetings, congressional mapping resources, fact sheets, and a blog/news platform. These are advocacy services, not commercial technology products or SaaS offerings.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DC Days Annual Lobbying Event Multi-day in-person lobbying event held annually at the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., bringing together member organizations for training, strategy sessions, and direct meetings with members of Congress and administration officials on nuclear weapons, waste, and cleanup issues.
• Spring Meeting Annual spring strategy meeting at the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., offering member organization representatives one- or two-day registration options for internal coordination and policy discussions.
• Membership Program (Tiered Annual Dues) Annual membership program for community-based organizations focused on nuclear accountability, environmental cleanup, and peace advocacy. Membership includes access to the ANA network, DC Days and Spring Meeting participation, fact sheets, and coordinated advocacy infrastructure. Dues are tiered from $50-$100 up to $1,000-$2,000 based on member organization budget size.

Quantifiable outcome

• 34 community organizations coordinated through the network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Committee to Bridge the Gap (CBG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBG is a colleague organization that ANA works with on radiation protection issues. Following Executive Order 14300 in May 2025 directing the NRC to weaken radiation protection standards, CBG held a 90-minute webinar on radiation harm that included time for writing comments, with support from the ANA network.
• Savannah River Site WatchcoreOthersMember organization of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability network. Savannah River Site Watch is a public interest organization focused on accountability at the Savannah River Site nuclear facility in South Carolina. The organization has published critical reports on DOE plutonium disposition plans.
• Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)minorOthersIEER President Dr. Arjun Makhijani serves as a designated press contact for ANA on nuclear weapons issues. IEER provides expert analysis on nuclear weapons, energy, and environmental issues.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Large national environmental organization with active nuclear-program work including weapons proliferation, waste storage, and reactor safety — comparable to ANA on nuclear issues but with substantially larger resources and broader environmental mandate spanning climate, energy, and oceans.
• Greenpeace USA: Large environmental NGO with anti-nuclear campaigns across weapons, waste, and power — overlaps with ANA's mission across all three of ANA's issue areas but operates globally with a substantially larger media, fundraising, and field-organizing footprint.
• Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI): Well-funded nonprofit working on nuclear security, nonproliferation, and materials security globally — operates in the same nuclear-policy space as ANA but with a much larger budget, foundation backing, and an international rather than grassroots-community framing.

Direct peers

• Arms Control Association: Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit that educates the public and policymakers on nuclear weapons policy, nonproliferation, and disarmament — directly comparable to ANA's nuclear-weapons advocacy mission and D.C.-based lobbying footprint, though operating without a grassroots member-network model.
• Council for a Livable World: D.C.-based peace and nuclear-disarmament advocacy organization working on nuclear-weapons budgeting, arms-control treaties, and Congressional engagement — comparable to ANA on the weapons-policy axis with similar reliance on D.C. lobbying access.
• Union of Concerned Scientists: National nonprofit whose Global Security Program addresses nuclear weapons, nuclear power safety, and waste issues — directly comparable mission overlap with ANA on both weapons and waste policy, with a larger staff and broader scientific mandate.
• Physicians for Social Responsibility: PSR's nuclear-security program addresses health and environmental effects of nuclear weapons and waste — directly comparable to ANA's health-focused dimensions, and is itself an ANA member organization operating independent advocacy with subject-matter expertise.
• Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL): Quaker-affiliated D.C. lobbying organization working on peace, nuclear weapons abolition, and responsible government — comparable to ANA on peace/nuclear-weapons advocacy with parallel D.C. lobbying presence though anchored in a faith-community base rather than nuclear-affected communities.
• Beyond Nuclear: Grassroots advocacy organization opposing nuclear power and weapons, and an ANA member organization — directly comparable to ANA on mission (anti-nuclear weapons, waste, and power) and operates with a similarly small staff and community-based advocacy model.
• Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment (Tri-Valley CAREs): Community-based nuclear watchdog organization in Livermore, California — an ANA member organization that operates parallel grassroots advocacy at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory site, directly comparable to ANA's community-watchdog model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ananuclear
• Facebookfacebook.com/alliancefornuclearaccountability
• Instagraminstagram.com/ana.nuclear

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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