National Vaccine Information Center

What National Vaccine Information Center does

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable educational organization founded in 1982 by parents of children injured or killed by DPT vaccination reactions, originally incorporated as Dissatisfied Parents Together (DPT) and reincorporated in Virginia in 1995. The organization functions as an independent clearinghouse and consumer advocacy group providing referenced information on vaccine science, policy, law, and the ethical principle of informed consent, while operating grassroots legislative advocacy for vaccine exemption protections across all 50 U.S. states. NVIC serves three primary constituencies: the general public and families researching vaccination decisions, vaccine-injured individuals and their families seeking counseling and registry resources, and vaccine-choice advocates engaged in state-level legislative activism.

NVIC's core products are a portfolio of digital platforms rather than a single technology product. The primary platform is NVIC.org, a comprehensive educational clearinghouse, supplemented by NVICAdvocacy.org (a free legislative communications portal connecting registered users with their state legislators), TheVaccineReaction.org (a weekly journal), and MedAlerts.org (a user-friendly searchable front-end for the federal VAERS adverse-event database managed by volunteer director Dr. Steven Rubin since 2003). Additional products include the Ask 8 Vaccine Information Kiosk for downloadable multilingual publications, the monthly NVIC Newsletter, the Vaccine Reaction Registry (operated since 1982), the International Memorial for Vaccine Victims, the Cry for Vaccine Freedom Wall, and the Vaccine Failure Wall. The technology footprint is therefore content-and-community oriented, not productized or licensed commercially.

NVIC's business model is entirely donation-based: the organization states it is 100% funded by individual citizen donations and private foundation grants, and explicitly does not accept funding from pharmaceutical corporations, government agencies, or NGOs promoting mandatory vaccination policies. All programs, publications, and tools are provided free of charge to the public; there are no paid products or services. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer through owned digital properties (websites, newsletters, podcasts, video briefs, social media) and occasional co-sponsored events such as the annual Vaccine Awareness Week with Dr. Joseph Mercola and recurring international public conferences. The organization operates with a small staff of part-time employees and volunteers from its Sterling, Virginia headquarters.

Name

National Vaccine Information Center

Legal name

National Vaccine Information Center

Website

https://nvic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1982 that educates the public on vaccine science, policy, and law, and runs grassroots state-level advocacy for informed consent and vaccine exemptions, funded entirely by individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy and Vaccine Information Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Consent, Documentation & Certification (Records/Passports/Proof of Vaccination) (HLAJAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vaccine Policy, Advisory Committees & Program Governance (HLAJAHAJ)

Keywords

• Vaccine safety advocacy
• Informed consent education
• Nonprofit health information
• Vaccine policy research
• Consumer health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Sterling

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual and Family Donations: NVIC is 100% funded by donations from individual citizens and private foundations. The organization does not accept funding from pharmaceutical corporations, government agencies, or non-governmental organizations promoting mandatory vaccine use.
2. Donation-based Public Support: As a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit, NVIC relies entirely on public donations. Donations can be made via give.cornerstone.cc/nvic and are tax-deductible. The organization states it is 100% funded by donations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NVIC operates a network of free educational websites and online platforms that provide the public with independent information on vaccine science, policy, law, and the ethical principle of informed consent. The organization monitors state vaccine legislation, maintains the MedAlerts searchable VAERS database, runs the NVIC Advocacy Portal for grassroots legislative action, publishes newsletters and journals, and operates registries such as the Vaccine Reaction Registry, the International Memorial for Vaccine Victims, the Cry for Vaccine Freedom Wall, and the Vaccine Failure Wall to support vaccine-injured individuals and families.

Product overview

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) operates a network of educational websites and resources focused on vaccine information, informed consent advocacy, and vaccine safety. The core offering consists of NVIC.org, the organization's main educational clearinghouse providing comprehensive information on vaccine science, policy, law, and ethics. Supporting platforms include the NVIC Advocacy Portal for legislative activism, The Vaccine Reaction weekly journal, the MedAlerts searchable VAERS database, the Ask 8 Vaccine Information Kiosk for downloadable materials, and the monthly NVIC Newsletter. Additional resources include the Vaccine Reaction Registry for reporting adverse events, the International Memorial for Vaccine Victims, the Cry for Vaccine Freedom Wall, and the Vaccine Failure Wall. NVIC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded entirely by public donations and does not accept pharmaceutical industry funding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NVIC: Primary organization name and brand abbreviation for National Vaccine Information Center
• Dissatisfied Parents Together (DPT)
• Ask 8 Vaccine Information Kiosk
• NVIC Advocacy Portal
• The Vaccine Reaction
• MedAlerts
• Cry for Vaccine Freedom Wall
• Vaccine Failure Wall
• Truth and Freedom Monument

Products and services

• NVIC.org Educational Website The primary NVIC educational website providing independent, referenced information on diseases and vaccine science, policy, law, and the ethical principle of informed consent for the general public, parents, and families.
• MedAlerts Database A free, user-friendly online searchable version of the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) that allows the public, researchers, and families to search and analyze vaccine adverse event reports independently.
• NVIC Advocacy Portal A free online communications and legislative advocacy network that electronically connects registered users with their own legislators and provides real-time information about vaccine-related bills in their state.
• The Vaccine Reaction Weekly Newspaper Journal

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $5 billion in vaccine injury compensation has been awarded through the VICP program (created partly due to NVIC advocacy) since 1986
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Dr. Joseph Mercola / Mercola.comminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVIC co-sponsors an annual Vaccine Awareness Week event with Dr. Joseph Mercola and Mercola.com. This partnership leverages Mercola.com's audience reach to expand awareness of NVIC's mission and educational resources on vaccine safety and informed consent. Dr. Mercola is a prominent health information publisher.
• GuideStar (Candid)minorOthersNVIC is a gold member of GuideStar's Exchange Program (now Candid), which requires the organization to meet certain transparency requirements. Candid is the world's largest source of information on U.S. nonprofit organizations.
• Charity NavigatorminorOthersNVIC is recognized with a four-star rating by Charity Navigator, a nonprofit evaluator that assesses charities based on financial health, accountability, and transparency.
• Great NonprofitsminorOthersNVIC is listed as a top-rated nonprofit by Great Nonprofits, a platform that allows the public to review and rate nonprofit organizations based on their experiences.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NVICLoeDown
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-vaccine-information-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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