American SIDS Institute

Name

American SIDS Institute

Legal name

American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute

Website

https://sids.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

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

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Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• SIDS prevention research
• Infant mortality research
• SUID medical research
• Pediatric sleep safety
• Nonprofit health research

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The American SIDS Institute is a nonprofit medical research and education organization dedicated to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). It conducts and funds biomedical research — including operating the SUID Tissue Consortium for tissue-based studies — and provides public educational resources and bereavement support to families affected by infant loss. Revenue is sourced from donations and grants rather than commercial sales.

Product overview

The American SIDS Institute is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). The organization focuses on medical research to identify vulnerabilities that put infants at greater risk, rather than offering commercial technology products. Its primary activities include funding research grants, conducting clinical studies (such as the ICAF study on caffeine and intermittent hypoxia in preterm infants), managing the SUID Tissue Consortium for research purposes, and publishing research priorities in partnership with international organizations. The institute does not offer technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SUID Tissue Consortium

Quantifiable outcome

• The sudden infant death rate is at an all-time low due in part to efforts by the Institute and other organizations.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Eichenwald E, Corwin M, McEntire B, et al. (study co-authors)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025The American SIDS Institute co-published research with partners Eichenwald, Corwin, and McEntire on caffeine and intermittent hypoxia in preterm infants. The study, titled 'Intermittent hypoxia and caffeine in infants born preterm: the ICAF Randomized Clinical Trial,' was published in Archives of Disease in Childhood — Fetal and Neonatal Edition in November 2025.
• International partner organizations (25 countries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe American SIDS Institute and partner international organizations published a paper in Pediatrics (the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics) establishing global priorities for tackling Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). This was the first initiative to bring together professionals and bereaved families from 25 countries to achieve consensus on top research priorities.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AAP published the Institute's paper on global SUID research priorities in its journal Pediatrics. The AAP also publishes statements on sleep-related deaths that the Institute references and amplifies through its channels.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Lullaby Trust: UK nonprofit dedicated to SIDS prevention through research, safer sleep advice, and family support; functionally the British counterpart to American SIDS Institute.
• First Candle: US-based nonprofit focused on SIDS, SUID, and accidental suffocation, providing education, research support, and bereavement services — the closest direct US peer to American SIDS Institute.
• SUDC Foundation: US nonprofit focused on sudden unexplained death in childhood (1+ year olds), a closely related cause-of-death research mission with overlapping research-funding model.
• Charlie's Kids Foundation: US nonprofit working on SIDS prevention through caregiver education and awareness, aligned with American SIDS Institute's risk-reduction mission.
• Cribs for Kids: US nonprofit focused on infant safe-sleep education and providing cribs to families in need, sharing the safe-sleep reduction-of-risk mission alongside research.
• CJ Foundation for SIDS: Family-driven foundation supporting SIDS research, services, and awareness — directly comparable mission and scale to American SIDS Institute.
• Red Nose Australia: Australia's leading SIDS/SUID and safe-sleep research and education charity, representing the Australian equivalent of American SIDS Institute's mission.

Broad incumbents

• Safe to Sleep (NICHD Campaign): Federally backed safe-sleep educational campaign addressing the same SIDS/SUID risk-reduction outcomes the Institute pursues through research and dissemination.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Professional society that publishes the Pediatrics journal (where the Institute's global priorities paper appeared) and authoritative safe-sleep guidance; broader pediatric body that amplifies and disseminates the Institute's research.
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD (NIH): US federal research institute funding infant health research including the Safe to Sleep campaign; a much larger incumbent with overlapping infant mortality research and public-health mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/American-SIDS-Institute-198181750203456
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-sudden-infant-death-syndrome-institute-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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