Parents Advocating Together

What Parents Advocating Together does

Parents Advocating Together (PAT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in 2018 and headquartered at 12344 Escala Dr, San Diego, CA 92128 (EIN 45-3078837). The organization provides information, educational, and emotional support to parents, guardians, and caregivers of children with disabilities from pre-school through high school in San Diego County. PAT's advocates review educational documentation, conduct phone consultations, and attend IEP meetings with school districts to help clients navigate rights under IDEA 2004, while explicitly not providing legal representation.

The organization delivers services through a grassroots model: prospective clients email an intake coordinator, submit educational records for a thorough advocate review, and then proceed to a phone consultation and optional IEP meeting attendance. Engagement is supported by monthly in-person meetings at IHOP in Rancho Bernardo, a website (patsd.org) with resources and articles, and social channels on Facebook and Twitter (@patsd_org). No technology platform or software product is offered; service delivery is entirely human-led and information-based.

PAT funds operations through tax-deductible donations and charitable shopping affiliate programs, including AmazonSmile, the Ralphs Community Contribution Program (NPO 81336), eScrip, and the eScrip Online Mall, with the latter yielding up to 16% of eligible purchases to the organization. Pricing is described as low-cost and donation-based, with no public pricing tiers. The organization operates with 11-50 employees and is governed by founding parent members without disclosed institutional investors or parent-company control.

Name

Parents Advocating Together

Legal name

Parents Advocating Together Inc.

Website

https://patsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parents Advocating Together is a San Diego 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides educational, emotional, and IEP-meeting advocacy support to parents of children with disabilities (pre-school through high school) navigating special education under IDEA 2004.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Advocacy Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Special education advocacy
• IEP meeting support
• Parent disability rights
• Non-profit advocacy services
• Special needs support

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting special needs children education. PAT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with Federal Tax ID 45-3078837.
2. Charitable Shopping Programs: Revenue generated through affiliate shopping programs where retailers donate a portion of purchases. Includes Ralphs Community Contribution Program, AmazonSmile, eScrip, and eScrip Online Mall.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Parents Advocating Together is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides low-cost, donation-based advocacy support to parents of children with special needs (pre-school through High School) in San Diego County. Its core services include reviewing children's educational records and IEPs, conducting phone consultations, and sending advocates to attend IEP meetings with school districts to help families understand and exercise their rights under IDEA 2004.

Product overview

Parents Advocating Together (PAT) is a non-profit advocacy organization that provides support services to parents of children with special needs in San Diego County. PAT does not offer software products or technology platforms. Their services include educational advocacy support, IEP meeting assistance, educational resources and articles, community events, and donation processing through PayPal. The organization operates as a service-based non-profit with low-cost and donation-based services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IEP Meeting Advocacy Support PAT advocates attend IEP meetings with parents and school district representatives to help families navigate special education discussions and avoid adversarial conditions. Service is available to parents, guardians, and caregivers of children with disabilities in San Diego County.
• Educational Documentation Review Review of clients' children's educational records, assessments, and IEP documents (submitted in a 3" binder with tabs) conducted before any recommendations or advice are provided. Available to families retaining PAT services in San Diego County.
• Parent Phone Consultation Phone consultation with a PAT advocate after educational files have been reviewed, providing guidance on next steps such as coordinating advocate attendance at an upcoming IEP meeting. Aimed at parents of children with special needs who have retained PAT's services.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Ralph's Community Contribution ProgramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRalphs grocery store Community Contributions Program allows PAT to receive donations when community members register their Rewards Card and shop at Ralphs. PAT NPO Number: 81336.
• AmazonSmileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmazonSmile donates a portion of eligible purchases to PAT when customers shop at smile.amazon.com and select PAT as their charity. Federal Tax ID 45-3078837 used for registration.
• eScripminorGTM or Marketing PartnereScrip charitable shopping program allows supporters to register credit cards and earn donations when shopping at participating grocers, drug stores, and restaurants.
• eScrip Online MallminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline mall featuring retailers like Amazon, Apple Store, Target, Disney Store where PAT receives up to 16% of purchases through affiliate links.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• National Disability Rights Network: National membership network of disability rights advocacy organizations. PAT serves a similar constituency but at a much smaller, hyper-local scale.
• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF): National civil rights law and policy center for the disability community, with education advocacy as a major program. Overlaps with PAT's mission but combines legal representation with policy work.
• Council for Exceptional Children: International professional association for special educators. Adjacent in serving the special education ecosystem but focused on educators rather than parents, making it a thematic rather than direct competitor.
• Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI) - California: Federally funded statewide PTI network (e.g., Through the Looking Glass, Matrix) that provides free parent training and advocacy on IDEA rights. Overlaps with PAT's mission but is government-funded and operates at larger scale.

Emerging players

• Understood.org: National nonprofit digital resource for parents of children with learning and attention issues, including IEP guidance. Competitor in the information layer that PAT provides, though delivered online rather than via in-person advocacy.

Direct peers

• Federation for Children with Special Needs: Massachusetts-based parent-run nonprofit providing IEP support, special education advocacy, and parent training. Functionally similar to PAT in offering parent-centered, non-legal advocacy for navigating special education.
• Matrix Parent Network: Northern California parent-run nonprofit offering IEP support, advocacy training, and special education resources. Highly comparable mission and service model to PAT, though operating in a different region of California.
• Disability Rights California: Statewide nonprofit that provides legal advocacy and representation for people with disabilities, including special education issues. Comparable client population and mandate, with deeper legal capability than PAT.
• Wrightslaw: National special education advocacy and legal information publisher focused on IDEA rights, IEPs, and special education law. Similar information-and-advocacy mission, delivered through content/training rather than in-person meetings.
• Special Needs Alliance: National nonprofit network of attorneys specializing in disability and special needs planning, including special education advocacy. Comparable special-needs focus but operates through legal professionals rather than parent-led advocates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/patsd_org
• Facebookfacebook.com/parentsadvocatingtogether
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parents-advocating-together

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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