Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention

What Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention does

Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization founded in 2019 and headquartered in Atlantic Beach, Florida (Jacksonville area). The organization provides awareness, accreditation, and resources to help Christian ministries, churches, schools, and camps protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse. ECAP's core offering is its Child Safety Standards framework, covering five categories (Governance, Child Safety Operations, Screening, Training, and Response), developed by a committee of risk management and abuse prevention professionals and first released as Beta Version 1.1 in October 2021.

ECAP's product suite centers on its Accreditation Program (launched January 2023), which verifies ministry compliance with the Child Safety Standards through remote desk audits and site visits. Supporting products include the Road Map to Child Safety guide, Initial Child Protection Program Assessment, Worker Screening Questionnaire, Code of Conduct templates, the Creating the Capable Guardian eCourse (via Thinkific), and the Stand Up Campaign (launched November 2024 with Joni and Friends) to extend standards to vulnerable adults and people with disabilities. Distribution is event-led and denominational-partner-driven, with channels including national conferences, the SBC Annual Meeting Stand Up luncheon, a member portal (members.ecap.net), and partnerships with the SBC Executive Committee, state Baptist conventions, and disability ministries.

ECAP generates revenue through annual membership and accreditation fees (quote-based, not publicly priced), ticketed events and sponsorships ($10–$20 tickets, $300–$1,200 sponsor tiers), and tax-deductible donations. The organization operates across the United States and Canada, serves a long-tail base of small-to-mid-sized churches and ministries, and is governed independently with no parent company or institutional investors. The six-person team is led by founder and Executive Director Jeff Dalrymple, who concurrently directs the SBC Executive Committee's Abuse Prevention & Response department.

Name

Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention

Legal name

Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention

Website

https://ecap.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ECAP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2019 that provides child and vulnerable adult safety standards, accreditation, and resources to Christian churches, schools, camps, and ministries across the U.S. and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection Accreditation Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accreditation Support (NAEYC/NECPA/State) (EDACAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Incident Reporting, Risk Management & Mandatory Reporting Compliance (EDACAKAI), Training & Credential Compliance Tracking (PD registry alignment) (EDACAKAH), Child-to-Staff Ratio & Staffing Compliance Monitoring (EDACAKAG), In-Service Professional Development (Workshops/Institutes/Short Courses) (EDACAIAB)

Keywords

• Child safety accreditation
• Abuse prevention standards
• Ministry compliance services
• Christian organization protection
• Youth safeguarding programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees for accredited organizations that pay to maintain their ECAP accreditation status
2. Accreditation Fees: Fees for the accreditation process including initial assessment and recurring audits
3. Event Revenue: Revenue from ticketed events including the Stand Up luncheon ($20 with lunch, $10 without) and sponsorship opportunities
4. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from supporters (ECAP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ECAP is a national association of Christian ministries that provides evidence-based child protection accreditation, develops and maintains Child Safety Standards, and offers resources, training, and assessments to help churches, schools, and ministries prevent abuse. The core offering is the ECAP Accreditation Program, which verifies ministry compliance through remote desk audits and site visits against five standards categories: Governance, Child Safety Operations, Screening, Training, and Response.

Product overview

ECAP offers a unified suite of child protection and abuse prevention products and resources for Christian ministries. The core offerings include the Accreditation Program (a formal compliance verification and certification process) and the Child Safety Standards (the foundational framework covering Governance, Operations, Screening, Training, and Response). Supporting these core products are practical tools including the Road Map to Child Safety, Initial Assessment, Worker Screening Questionnaire, Code of Conduct, and training resources. ECAP also provides the Stand Up Campaign for vulnerable adult protection and various downloadable checklists and guidelines for specific contexts like summer camps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STAND UP Campaign: A campaign to support the development of Safety Standards for churches, Christian ministries, and organizations to protect vulnerable adults and people with disabilities from abuse.

Products and services

• ECAP Accreditation Program National accreditation program for churches, schools, and ministries that serve children, providing independent verification of compliance to ECAP's Child Safety Standards through audit processes including remote desk audits and site visits.
• Child Safety Standards Comprehensive standards framework covering five categories: Governance, Child Safety Operations, Screening, Training, and Response, serving as the foundation for ECAP's accreditation program and available for ministries to self-assess.
• ECAP Initial Child Protection Program Assessment Independent and confidential review of an organization's protective measures and policies to help ministries evaluate their child safety readiness before pursuing full accreditation.
• Road Map to Child Safety Comprehensive guide for organizations to safeguard and sustain child protection measures, reviewing each of the Child Safety Standards as principles for keeping children safe in ministry contexts.
• Stand Up Campaign Campaign and standards-development initiative to extend ECAP's safety framework to protect vulnerable adults including those with disabilities and the elderly, developed in collaboration with Joni and Friends.
• Checklists and Assessments Collection of standalone checklists including Training Checklist, Policies & Procedures Checklist, and Abuse Prevention Risk Assessment for ministry readiness evaluation.
• Creating the Capable Guardian eCourse Free 26-minute training course teaching staff and volunteers to recognize offenders, make safe potential victims, and turn the organization into a capable guardian; offered via Thinkific platform through Telios Teaches.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of child molestation can be prevented through education (according to Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SBC Executive Committee - Abuse Prevention & Response DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026The SBC Executive Committee's Abuse Prevention and Response department sponsors the Stand Up luncheon event at the SBC Annual Meeting. Jeff Dalrymple serves as both ECAP Founder/Executive Director and SBC Executive Committee Director of Abuse Prevention and Response, creating a direct connection between the organizations.
• Joni and FriendscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024ECAP partners with Joni and Friends to launch the Stand Up Campaign to develop Safety Standards for protecting vulnerable adults and people with disabilities from abuse. Joni and Friends, founded by Joni Eareckson Tada, provides Gospel ministry and practical care to people living with disability. They share their 45 years of experience, expertise, and best practices with ECAP to develop standards that will equip churches and para-church organizations to protect vulnerable adults.
• Baptist Convention of Maryland/DelawareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBCM/D is a sponsor of the Stand Up event and their children & youth ministry consultant Kris Buckman serves as a panelist. Tom Stolle, Executive Director of BCM/D, moderates the event. BCM/D formed a sexual abuse task force in January 2022.
• Southern Baptists of Texas ConventionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSandra Peoples serves as disability ministry consultant for SBTC and is a panelist at Stand Up event, representing the convention's disability ministry efforts.
• Prestonwood Baptist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKathy Kovalchuk, Special Needs Minister at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, serves as a panelist at the Stand Up event, bringing occupational therapy expertise to disability ministry.
• First Baptist OrlandominorGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst Baptist Orlando is a sponsor of the Stand Up event. Brook Suter serves as associate director of special needs at the church, working with families including Jeff Dalrymple's daughter Kassie.
• Hibernia Baptist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHibernia Baptist is a sponsor of the Stand Up event. Pastor Scott Yira from Hibernia Baptist has been selected to baptize Kassie Dalrymple, demonstrating the church's commitment to disability inclusion.
• National Association of Evangelicals (NAE)minorOthersECAP displays NAE membership logo on their website, indicating affiliation with this national evangelical association.
• BCMD (Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKeith Myer from BCM/D introduced Jeff Dalrymple to Tom Stolle, leading to collaboration on disability ministry and the Stand Up initiative. BCM/D is a founding partner in the sexual abuse prevention collaborative work.
• New Growth PressminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNew Growth Press is a title sponsor of the Stand Up event. They publish resources on children and youth ministry including Deepak Reju's 'On Guard' book.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• KidCheck: Provides child check-in and security software for churches and children's ministries; an adjacent technology partner in the child safety stack that ministries often combine with ECAP's standards.

Direct peers

• Praesidium: Sells abuse prevention consulting, training, and screening tools to youth-serving organizations including faith-based ministries; competes with ECAP's Child Safety Standards and accreditation support.
• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA): Provides faith-based accreditation for evangelical nonprofits and churches on financial integrity and governance; mirrors ECAP's accreditation model for ministry accountability within the same evangelical ecosystem.
• Darkness to Light: Nonprofit focused on child sexual abuse prevention training and education; an overlapping mission with ECAP's awareness, training, and response standards for child-serving organizations.
• MinistrySafe: Provides child protection and abuse prevention training, screening, and policies to churches and ministry organizations — directly competing with ECAP's screening, training, and standards offerings in the Christian ministry market.

Others

• National Association of Evangelicals (NAE): Industry association of evangelical churches and organizations that ECAP is affiliated with; related as a membership umbrella that influences ECAP's distribution and credibility.
• Childhelp: National nonprofit dedicated to child abuse prevention, treatment, and advocacy; adjacent mission to ECAP's child protection work with overlapping advocacy and awareness audiences.

Broad incumbents

• GuideOne Insurance: Insurance carrier for churches, schools, and faith-based organizations with risk management resources on child protection; comparable because ECAP's accreditation is being positioned as an insurance-aligned risk mitigation tool.
• National Children's Alliance: Accredits Children's Advocacy Centers handling child abuse cases; comparable as an accreditation body in the child protection space, though focused on CACs rather than faith-based ministries.
• Brotherhood Mutual Insurance: Insurance provider for churches and ministries that has historically promoted child safety standards to its policyholders; overlaps with ECAP's regulatory moat in insurance-aligned ministry safety.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecap_standards
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ecapstandards1642
• Facebookfacebook.com/ECAPstandards
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evangelical-council-for-abuse-prevention
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecap_standards

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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