What AIDS Delaware does

AIDS Delaware, Inc. is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1984 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. As the state's oldest and largest HIV Service Organization (HSO), it delivers an integrated portfolio of community-based HIV/AIDS services including free confidential rapid HIV testing (office-based and via a mobile testing van), Ryan White medical case management with AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) access, mental health counseling through a TherapyPortal-backed client portal, food pantry and housing assistance, 340B pharmacy services, PrEP navigation through a Q Care Plus virtual partnership, and community education programming including the Do The Right Thing 4LIFE (DTRT4L) barbershop/beauty salon initiative.

The organization operates three physical offices spanning all three Delaware counties — Wilmington (New Castle County, headquarters), Dover (Kent County), and Georgetown (Sussex County) — and extends reach through a mobile HIV testing van and virtual PrEP delivery via Q Care Plus. Services are provided free of charge to clients, with mental health counseling available on a sliding fee scale. AIDS Delaware is the first Delaware ASO to formally practice Trauma-Informed Care and pioneered couples HIV testing in the state. The Village DE Youth Leadership Team, launched in 2018, serves LGBTQ+ youth ages 13–23 through a 14-week annual civic engagement program.

The organization is governed by an independent Board of Directors and led by Executive Director Domenic Merendino (appointed 2024), following John Gardner's retirement in October 2023 and Christopher Moore's interim tenure. Revenue is derived from a mix of Ryan White Program funding, individual and corporate donations (processed via PayPal), and fundraising events including the AIDS Walk Delaware (now in its 40th year) and Dining Out For Life. AIDS Delaware maintains HIPAA-compliant operations and has reported 3,629 people living with HIV in Delaware as of 2021, with 63% People of Color, 48% LGBTQ+ identifying, average age 55, and approximately 54% living at or below the poverty line.

Name

AIDS Delaware

Legal name

AIDS Delaware, Inc.

Website

https://aidsdelaware.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AIDS Delaware is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1984, that delivers free HIV testing, Ryan White case management, mental health counseling, PrEP access, and education across Delaware from offices in Wilmington, Dover, and Georgetown, serving people living with HIV and at-risk populations statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HIV/AIDS Community Health Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Individual and Family Services (6241), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

HIV/AIDS Medicine (HLAKAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS services
• Community health support
• HIV testing programs
• Case management services
• HIV prevention education

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ryan White Program Funding: AIDS Delaware operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through grants, donations, and fundraising events. Major funding sources include the Ryan White Program for HIV/AIDS services, with additional revenue from community donations and special events.
2. Fundraising Events: The organization raises funds through annual events including AIDS Walk Delaware, Dining Out For Life, Halloween Bingo, and Santa Fe Fundraiser. These events support medical case management services and client assistance programs.
3. Donations: Individual and corporate donations support AIDS Delaware's mission to eliminate HIV spread and improve lives of those living with HIV. The organization encourages company gift matching programs.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AIDS Delaware is Delaware's oldest and largest HIV Service Organization, providing free, confidential HIV testing, Ryan White medical case management, mental wellness counseling, PrEP navigation, food pantry and housing assistance, and community education programs. Services are delivered in person across three Delaware offices (Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown) and via a mobile testing van, with select offerings available through telehealth partnerships.

Product overview

AIDS Delaware operates as a single, unified community health organization offering a portfolio of integrated HIV/AIDS services rather than a modular software platform. The core service suite spans free/confidential HIV testing (via office-based testing and a Mobile Testing Van), Ryan White medical case management (including ADAP access, food pantries, housing assistance, and 340B pharmacy services), PrEP navigation through a Q Care Plus partnership, mental health counseling with an external TherapyPortal client portal, and community education/outreach programs (including the DTRT4L barbershop/beauty salon initiative). Supplemental programs include The Village DE youth leadership initiative for LGBTQ+ youth, couples HIV testing, and the annual AIDS Walk Delaware fundraising event. All services are delivered in-person and via telehealth across three Delaware offices (Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown) with no standalone software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HIV Testing Free, confidential rapid HIV testing using a finger-stick method that delivers results in approximately 15 minutes. Confirming lab tests are performed for positive results, with linkage to medical care and case management. Available to individuals seeking HIV status confirmation across Delaware.
• Mobile HIV Testing Van A mobile HIV testing van that brings free, rapid HIV testing, condoms, and prevention counseling directly to community events and neighborhoods across Delaware. Requires a 10ft x 20ft parking space and a minimum 10-day advance request.
• Ryan White Case Management Comprehensive medical case management for individuals with HIV, including access to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), health insurance assistance, housing referrals, transportation to medical appointments, medical referrals (eye care, dental, nutrition), mental wellness referrals, medication delivery, and food assistance. Available in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties.
• Food Pantry & Housing Assistance Food assistance through AIDS Delaware's food pantries and referrals to other food service providers, along with housing referrals and utility assistance for qualifying clients living with HIV.
• Mental Wellness / Mental Health Counseling Clinical mental health counseling using client-centered, evidence-based, and trauma-informed interventions to treat depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic illness, grief, addiction, and relationship challenges. Services are provided by licensed clinicians in a safe and inclusive environment. A sliding fee scale is available, and the program includes a client portal via TherapyPortal.
• PrEP Access (via Q Care Plus Partnership) Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) navigation and access provided through a partnership with Q Care Plus. Offers virtual PrEP specialist visits, at-home testing kits or in-person lab options, medication delivered to the door, and financial assistance program navigation. Accessible statewide via telehealth or in-person labs for Delaware residents at risk of HIV.
• Education & Outreach Programs Free, comprehensive HIV education programs tailored for schools, companies, houses of worship, community centers, and civic groups. Age-appropriate programs range from elementary through university level and adults/seniors. Includes the Do The Right Thing 4LIFE (DTRT4L) program targeted to Black/African-American communities via barbershops and beauty salons. An HIV 101 video is available for virtual delivery.
• The Village DE Youth Leadership Program A civic engagement and leadership program for LGBTQ+ and allied youth ages 13–23. The Village Youth Leadership Team (VYLT) is a 14-week annual program that promotes self-esteem, health, harm reduction, resilience, and community support while developing leadership skills. Applications open annually with the program starting each October.
• AIDS Walk Delaware One of the nation's longest-running HIV walks, co-hosted with the Delaware HIV Consortium. Celebrates its 40th year in 2026, taking place simultaneously at Brandywine Park in Wilmington and Bandstand in Rehoboth Beach. The annual event raises funds for free HIV testing, medical case management, mental health counseling, housing and food assistance, and education and prevention programs statewide.
• Couples HIV Testing A specialized HIV testing service where couples can get tested together. AIDS Delaware was the first agency in Delaware to offer couples testing, providing mutual support during the testing process regardless of results.
• 340B Pharmacy Services Pharmacy services accessed through the 340B drug pricing program, which allows AIDS Delaware to stretch scarce federal resources and provide medications at reduced costs to clients enrolled in the Ryan White Program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,629 people in Delaware living with HIV served
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Delaware HIV ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2026Co-host of AIDS Walk Delaware, the state's largest HIV/AIDS fundraising and awareness event. The walk takes place in Wilmington's Brandywine Park and downtown Rehoboth Beach. Consortium serves as primary administrator of supportive services through Ryan White CARE Act and CDC funding.
• Q Care Plus (Avita Care Solutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership provides PrEP access through virtual visits with specialists, at-home testing, medication delivery, and financial assistance navigation. Removes barriers to HIV prevention for Delaware residents statewide.
• Action WellnessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of Dining Out For Life fundraiser, an annual event across Delaware supporting AIDS Delaware and local restaurants. Founded in Philadelphia in 1991, now in 60+ cities raising over $4 million annually.
• ViiV HealthcareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of National HIV Testing Day event at Wilmington Public Library on June 27. ViiV Healthcare is a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to HIV medicines and research.
• Greenhill PharmacyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of AIDS Walk Delaware 2020 and 2021. Supports community connection with patients through AIDS Walk Delaware.
• Santa Fe WilmingtonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant hosting AIDS Delaware Fundraiser on July 22, 2026. A portion of food sales during the event will be donated to AIDS Delaware to support Medical Case Management services.
• Ministry of CaringminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHIV service organization benefiting from AIDS Walk Delaware funds alongside Beautiful Gate Outreach Center, Latin American Community Center, William J. Holloway Community Program, and CAMP Rehoboth.
• Camp FRESHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSummer youth program from Wilmington, co-created by former ChristianaCare Director of Community Health Christopher Moore before he joined AIDS Delaware as Interim Executive Director.
• ChristianaCareminorOthersDelaware-based healthcare provider that established a $1 million community fund in 2019 for nonprofits addressing social determinants of health. AIDS Delaware has received funding support for community health initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis): One of the oldest HIV/AIDS service organizations in the U.S., providing case management, mental health, testing, and prevention programs in New York City — directly comparable historically and operationally to AIDS Delaware's 1984-founded integrated service model.
• San Francisco AIDS Foundation: Long-running HIV/AIDS services nonprofit offering testing, case management, PrEP navigation, and community education with a comparable integrated prevention-to-care model and major annual fundraising walk — mirrors AIDS Delaware's structure at larger scale.
• AIDS Foundation of Chicago: Midwest HIV/AIDS services and advocacy nonprofit providing case management, housing, PrEP navigation, and prevention education — comparable regional HSO model to AIDS Delaware with similar funding mix of grants, donations, and AIDS Walk-style events.
• Whitman-Walker Health: Washington D.C.-based community health center providing HIV/AIDS care, PrEP, behavioral health, and LGBTQ+ health services with a similar integrated service model — directly comparable to AIDS Delaware's case management, mental wellness, and prevention portfolio.
• Cascade AIDS Project: Oregon and Southwest Washington HIV services, advocacy, and housing organization providing testing, case management, and PrEP navigation — closely parallel to AIDS Delaware's regional HSO service mix and community-based outreach model.

Broad incumbents

• Howard Brown Health: Chicago-based LGBTQ+ and HIV-focused federally qualified health center providing primary care, behavioral health, and case management — comparable to AIDS Delaware in mission and trauma-informed approach but operates at significantly larger scale as a multi-site FQHC.
• Fenway Health: Boston-based community health organization providing primary care, behavioral health, and HIV/AIDS services with deep LGBTQ+ focus — comparable integrated care and LGBTQ+ youth programming model to AIDS Delaware, at substantially larger scale.
• ChristianaCare Community Health Program: Delaware's largest health system, which established a $1M community health fund and partners with AIDS Delaware on social-determinants initiatives — comparable Delaware footprint and an institutional funder/partner rather than direct service competitor.

Others

• Avita Care Solutions (Q Care Plus): National pharmacy and telehealth services company whose Q Care Plus platform is AIDS Delaware's PrEP delivery partner — directly comparable as the enabling infrastructure for the organization's prevention channel and as an adjacent ecosystem player.

Regional players

• Delaware HIV Consortium: Statewide Delaware HIV planning and Ryan White Part B administrator that co-hosts AIDS Walk Delaware with AIDS Delaware and disburses federal HIV funding to regional partners — highly relevant as a direct collaborator and funding channel peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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