Strides for Life

What Strides for Life does

Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit headquartered in Millbrae, California, founded by Barb and Larry Cappel in memory of their son Dylan Cappel, who died of colon cancer at age 23. The organization's mission is the prevention and early detection of colon cancer, operationalized through a RISE framework — research, inspire, screen, and educate. Its core programs include direct financial assistance to individuals who cannot afford colonoscopy screenings, a portfolio of educational content covering risk factors, screening modalities, immunotherapy options, and symptoms, and the recurring Freddie Solomon Memorial Scholarship for youth.

The foundation generates resources through two primary streams: charitable donations collected via the Classy.org online platform and annual community fundraising events — most notably a run/walk and a fundraising dinner. It operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees and is anchored by long-standing community partners, including the Junipero Serra Crew Team (whose members race annually in a shell named after Dylan Cappel's rowing nickname) and NFL Alumni Northern California, alongside a roster of roughly fifteen corporate sponsors such as Allstate, Genentech, Starbucks, and Peninsula Health Care District. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML infrastructure, and no product commercialization; the foundation's output is programmatic grantmaking to screening recipients and informational content for the general public. Geographic reach is concentrated in Northern California, with no evidence of national or multi-region operations.

Name

Strides for Life

Legal name

Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation

Website

https://www.stridesforlife.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Millbrae, California that raises funds to provide financial assistance for colon cancer screenings and educates the public on prevention and early detection, serving at-risk individuals in Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Colon cancer prevention
• Cancer screening assistance
• Nonprofit healthcare
• Charitable foundation
• Health education resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlingame

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The foundation accepts charitable donations through Classy.org platform. Donations support the mission of colon cancer prevention and early detection, including assisting those less fortunate who need colonoscopies.
2. Annual Events: Annual events serve as fundraising vehicles to support the foundation and provide community engagement opportunities. Proceeds go directly to the nonprofit's mission and programs.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit that raises funds to provide financial assistance for colon cancer screening (colonoscopies) to individuals who cannot afford them, while also delivering educational resources about colon cancer risk factors, symptoms, screening, and treatment. Its mission framework is "RISE" — research, inspire, screen, and educate — supported through annual fundraising events and community partnerships.

Product overview

Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation focused on the prevention and early detection of colon cancer. Their services encompass financial assistance programs to help individuals afford colonoscopies, educational resources covering colon cancer information, risk factors, screening, symptoms, and treatment options, community fundraising events, and the Freddie Solomon Memorial Scholarship for students. The organization operates with a RISE mission framework (research, inspire, screen & educate) and partners with organizations such as the Junipero Serra Crew Team and NFL Alumni Northern California for community outreach and fundraising initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colonoscopy Financial Assistance Program

Quantifiable outcome

• With early screening and detection, colon cancer is 90% curable

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NFL Alumni - Northern CaliforniacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 September 2020Virtual charity fundraiser partnership between Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation and NFL Alumni-Northern California. The Raiders' Lincoln Kennedy and the 49ers' Dennis Brown provided commentary on the two teams for the 2020 season. The virtual event was hosted by former Stanford and 49ers' quarterback John Paye at the NFL Alumni Original Headquarters and Museum, RWC. Proceeds from the auction went directly to both nonprofit organizations.
• Junipero Serra Crew TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Junipero Serra Crew Team has been a partner in the effort to battle Colon Cancer since the early beginnings of Strides For Life. The team actively supports Strides by participating in the annual Strides run/walk and the fundraising dinner. Strides For Life was founded by Barb and Larry Cappel in loving memory of their son Dylan Cappel who was a Serra Crew Team member while attending Serra (1993-1996). The team honors Dylan's memory by racing in an 8 man shell named 'The Assassin', Dylan's nickname as a Padre rower.
• AllstateminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• GenentechminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• StarbucksminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• NFLminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• Peninsula Health Care DistrictminorOthersHealthcare district partner supporting the foundation's mission.
• D R DohertyminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• DawdyminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• EJ Weber Electric Company IncminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• Fiddlers GreenminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• Frank Martin FamilyminorOthersFamily donor supporting the foundation's mission.
• In Memory of DylanminorOthersMemorial donor supporting the foundation's mission.
• Prime Time ClubminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• Ranger PipelinesminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• Recology Sunset ScavengerminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• S F Windows & DoorminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• SF Park & RecminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.
• Starrh Family FarmsminorOthersCorporate sponsor supporting the foundation's mission.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Colorectal Cancer Alliance: National nonprofit dedicated to colorectal cancer awareness, screening, and patient support. Direct mission overlap with Strides for Life, operating at significantly larger scale with national screening-assistance programs (Blue Hope Financial Assistance).
• Fight Colorectal Cancer: Patient advocacy nonprofit focused on colorectal cancer research, policy, and awareness. Comparable mission focus on prevention and early detection, with broader national reach and research-grantmaking activity.
• Prevent Cancer Foundation: Foundation funding cancer prevention and early detection research and community grants. Comparable emphasis on the 'early detection saves lives' thesis and grantmaking to community-based screening programs.
• Colon Cancer Foundation: Nonprofit dedicated specifically to colon cancer awareness, screening access, and research funding. Directly comparable disease-specific mission with both community events and grantmaking activities.

Broad incumbents

• American Cancer Society: Largest US cancer nonprofit with national programs across research, screening access, and patient support. Overlaps with Strides for Life on colorectal cancer screening initiatives but operates as a broad multi-disease incumbent.
• LIVESTRONG Foundation: Cancer survivor-support nonprofit with programs across multiple cancer types. Comparable memorial-driven origin and donor-engagement model, though much larger and more diversified.
• Cancer Research Institute: National nonprofit funding immunology and cancer research grants. Overlaps with Strides for Life's research component of the RISE mission, though focused on research funding rather than direct screening assistance.
• Stand Up To Cancer: Major entertainment-industry-backed cancer research fundraiser. Comparable use of celebrity/sports partnerships (NFL Alumni) to drive donations, though focused on translational research rather than community screening subsidies.
• Cancer Support Community: Nonprofit providing social and emotional support to people impacted by cancer. Comparable community-based support model for cancer patients, though broader in scope than Strides for Life's screening-subsidy focus.

Others

• National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable: Coalition co-founded by the American Cancer Society and CDC focused on coordinating colorectal cancer screening efforts nationally. Comparable focus area but operates as an industry convener rather than a fundraising nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StridesForLife
• Facebookfacebook.com/stridesforlifecoloncancer

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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