Clean+Healthy

What Clean+Healthy does

Clean+Healthy (legally Clean and Healthy New York, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit policy advocacy organization founded in 2006 in Albany, New York, and formalized with independent tax-exempt status in 2010. Its core function is to drive state-level regulatory and market reform on toxic chemicals — including PFAS, lead, flame retardants, and toxic ingredients in personal care products — through legislative advocacy, coalition leadership (JustGreen Partnership, Lead-Free Kids NY, Coming Clean workgroups), and grassroots mobilization of New York State residents. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and advised by a Science Advisory Board chaired by figures such as Boston College's Philip Landrigan; it has produced a sustained record of legislative outcomes, including the first-in-the-nation ban on flame retardants in electronic display enclosures (2021), the NYS PFAS ban in apparel (effective January 1, 2025), and the nation's first diaper ingredient disclosure requirement.

The organization operates through a small core team of approximately 15 staff — including an Executive Director, Toxics Policy Director, Environmental Justice & Health Project Manager, Director of Program Management, Communications Manager, Finance & Administrative Manager, Reimagine Albany Content Manager, and Development Coordinator — and delivers its impact via published reports and white papers (e.g., PFAS: The Meaning of Forever, the Roadmap to Environmental Health Leadership), a webinar series, a quarterly newsletter, an adult picture-book series (Forever Fables with FCB Cure), child care provider training delivered through partnerships with child care resource and referral agencies (over 700 providers trained across 300+ facilities), and direct Albany-based advocacy including annual Earth Day and JustGreen Lobby Days.

Clean+Healthy's revenue is generated entirely through donations and grants: individual giving via credit card, bank transfer, and stock donations; seasonal appeals (Spring Appeal, year-end); a Corporate Partnership Program offering visibility and credibility alignment to mission-aligned companies (recognized partners include Blueland, Ecovative Design, and Naturepedic); and grants including a statutory partnership in the EPA $20M-funded ALL(bany) Together Project led by Trinity Alliance. There is no product pricing; donations are voluntary and tax-deductible. Operating geographies are concentrated in New York State, with secondary federal-level engagement (e.g., opposition to rollbacks of the Toxic Substances Control Act).

Name

Clean+Healthy

Legal name

Clean and Healthy New York, Inc.

Website

https://cleanandhealthy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clean+Healthy is a New York State 501(c)(3) policy advocacy nonprofit that drives state and federal regulation of toxic chemicals through coalition leadership, legislative advocacy, and community organizing, serving NYS residents, environmental justice communities, child care providers, and corporate partners.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Health Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation) (BPAIAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI)

Keywords

• Environmental health advocacy
• Toxic chemical policy
• PFAS regulation
• Community organizing
• Coalition building

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to fund advocacy and community building efforts. The organization runs seasonal appeals (Spring Appeal, year-end giving) and accepts one-time and monthly donations via credit card and bank transfer.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Companies can become Clean+Healthy Corporate Partners, gaining visibility, credibility, and customer trust alignment in exchange for partnership support.
3. Stock Donations: The organization accepts stock donations as an alternative giving method.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Clean+Healthy is a 501(c)(3) policy advocacy nonprofit that drives legislative and market reform to eliminate toxic chemicals from consumer products, homes, and environments, with a focus on New York State. It mobilizes residents, leads coalitions (JustGreen Partnership, Lead-Free Kids NY, Coming Clean), trains child care providers on safer products, publishes consumer reports and white papers on toxics such as PFAS, and partners with corporations aligned with its mission.

Product overview

Clean+Healthy is a nonprofit advocacy organization (501(c)(3)) rather than a technology company. The organization does not offer a unified software product or platform. Its offerings consist of advocacy services, educational resources, published research, and engagement programs. The core offerings include: a childcare provider resource library with downloadable guides and fact sheets on chemical safety; research publications and white papers on PFAS and environmental health; a webinar series on toxic chemical topics; a corporate partnership program for businesses aligned with the mission; quarterly newsletters; and the Forever Fables educational book series. These offerings are distributed directly to stakeholders rather than through a software product or API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Partnership Program A strategic partnership program allowing businesses to align with Clean+Healthy's mission to eliminate toxic chemicals. Corporate partners receive visibility, credibility building, and access to expertise in safer materials and public health policy.
• Movement to Clean (Advocacy Engagement) An advocacy engagement platform enabling supporters to take action through letter-writing campaigns to legislators, donations, and newsletter subscriptions to advance toxic chemical policy reform.
• Childcare Provider Resources A collection of downloadable guides, checklists, and fact sheets for childcare providers covering safe product selection, chemical hazards, and eco-healthy practices. Includes resources on chemicals and safe products, cleaning recipes, and product safety fact sheets.
• Reports and White Papers Published reports and white papers on toxic chemicals, including PFAS: The Meaning of Forever, Environmental Justice Health and Carceral Facilities, The Roadmap to Environmental Health Leadership, and consumer reports on toxic chemicals in products.
• Webinar Series Educational webinar series covering topics such as toxic PFAS in water and consumer products, impact of toxics on women, intersections of race and environment, environmental justice and policy in NYS, and toxic chemicals in personal products.
• Forever Fables: Meet Poly A picture book series for adults that personifies PFAS "forever chemicals" as a character named Poly to educate readers about the dangers of toxic chemical infiltration in everyday products; co-authored with FCB Cure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 bills passed both houses of NYS legislature in past 3 years, with 8 signed into law
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JustGreen PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean+Healthy provides key leadership for the JustGreen Partnership, a coalition working on environmental health and toxic chemical policy in New York State. Clean+Healthy's Executive Director Bobbi Wilding co-leads this partnership.
• Lead-Free Kids NY CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean+Healthy provides key leadership for the Lead-Free Kids NY coalition working to end New York's preventable childhood lead poisoning crisis. The coalition won creation of a rental registry to track lead paint across the state.
• Getting Ready for BabycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean+Healthy is a strategic partner in the Getting Ready for Baby campaign focused on safer products for infants and children.
• Coming CleancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean+Healthy plays leadership roles in Coming Clean's national workgroups including the Cumulative Impacts & Mandatory Emissions Reductions Team (co-led by Sophia Longsworth and Kathy Curtis) and the Farmworker Health & Justice Team (co-led by Gabrielle Gonzales).
• Reimagine Albany Coalition MemberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including: Arbor Hill Development Corporation, Albany Riverfront Collaborative, AVillage, Capital Area Urban League, NAACP Albany Chapter, Radix Center, South End Neighborhood Association, We Are Revolutionary. Working to center community needs in I-787 redesign and $200M downtown Albany investment.
• Safer StatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean+Healthy provides thought leadership to Safer States and participates in PFAS workgroups.
• NYSCHECK (NY State Children's Environmental Health Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean+Healthy's Communications Manager works with Albany Medical Center's NYSCHECK communication efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat environmentally related conditions for families across New York State.
• WE ACT TCTACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean+Healthy is engaged in a two-year outreach initiative with WE ACT Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center to connect communities to resources and technical support for environmental, climate, and energy justice priorities.
• BluelandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecognized at Clean+Healthy's 2024 Healthy Harvest gala for innovating cleaning and personal care products to eliminate single-use plastic packaging, with 40 patents and patents pending.
• Ecovative DesignminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-founder Gavin McIntyre serves on Clean+Healthy's board as Treasurer. Company designs and grows sustainable materials from mushrooms that replace petrochemicals. Recognized at 2024 gala.
• NaturepedicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hosted reception in NYC for Clean+Healthy in September 2024. Company drives the mattress marketplace to be more benign. Recognized at 2024 gala for innovative clean products.
• Trinity Alliance of the Capital RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean+Healthy is the statutory partner in the ALL(bany) Together Project led by Trinity Alliance. EPA granted $20 million to fund this climate and health resilience equity project.
• FCB CureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCB Cure co-authored the Forever Fables picture book series with Clean+Healthy, including 'Meet Poly: A Tale for Grown-Ups' to educate readers about PFAS chemicals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV): New York-focused environmental policy advocacy organization. As a regional peer operating in the same NYS policy environment, NYLCV pursues similar environmental advocacy and lobbying in Albany, with overlapping donor base and legislative targets.

Direct peers

• Earthjustice: National environmental law and advocacy organization. Clean+Healthy board member Eve Gartner is Earthjustice's Director of Crosscutting Toxics Strategies, indicating direct overlap on litigation and regulatory strategies for toxic substances.
• Healthy Building Network: National nonprofit focused on healthier building materials and reducing toxic chemical use in the supply chain. Clean+Healthy co-founder Kathleen Curtis previously worked as Senior Development Consultant at Healthy Building Network, indicating strong mission overlap on toxics in materials and products.
• WE ACT for Environmental Justice: NYC-based environmental justice organization. Clean+Healthy is engaged in a two-year outreach initiative with WE ACT's Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center, indicating close collaboration on environmental justice priorities in NY.
• Coming Clean: National collaborative working on chemical policy reform and cumulative impacts. Clean+Healthy holds leadership roles in Coming Clean's Cumulative Impacts & Mandatory Emissions Reductions and Farmworker Health & Justice workgroups, sharing the same policy advocacy mission around toxics and environmental justice.
• Safer States: National coalition advancing state-level toxic chemical policies. Direct peer: Clean+Healthy's Toxics Policy Director Sophia Longsworth actively participates in Safer States' PFAS workgroups, and Safer States is named in Clean+Healthy's own partnership list, indicating alignment in legislative advocacy for safer chemicals.
• Citizens' Environmental Coalition: New York-based environmental health coalition. Clean+Healthy's executive director Bobbi Wilding rose from canvasser to Associate Director at Citizens' Environmental Coalition, and co-founder Kathleen Curtis was previously Executive Director, indicating deep historical and operational overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Large, established national environmental advocacy organization. Clean+Healthy board member Al Huang previously served as Senior Attorney and Environmental Justice Director at NRDC for 17 years, and both organizations work on toxic chemicals and environmental justice, though NRDC's scope is much broader.
• Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Large national environmental advocacy organization. Comparable as a broad incumbent that, like Clean+Healthy, advocates for chemical safety reforms and engages on toxics in consumer products, but operates nationally with significantly larger resources.
• Sierra Club: Largest grassroots environmental organization in the US. Clean+Healthy board member Aaron Mair was the 57th national president and the first African-American president of the Sierra Club, indicating direct board-level overlap in environmental health and environmental justice missions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CleanHealthyNY
• Facebookfacebook.com/CleanHealthyNY
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clean-and-healthy-new-york
• Instagraminstagram.com/cleanhealthyny

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Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

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