Funders Concerned About AIDS

What Funders Concerned About AIDS does

Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit philanthropy-serving organization founded in 1987 to mobilize and coordinate philanthropic resources in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. FCAA does not make grants itself; rather, it serves as a membership intermediary for the global community of HIV-focused funders, including private foundations, corporate philanthropy programs (notably Gilead Sciences and ViiV Healthcare), and intermediary organizations. The organization tracks approximately $719 million in annual HIV philanthropy across 604 funders and ~5,930 grants (2024 data) and convenes 600+ funders annually at its flagship Global Philanthropy Summit and through working groups.

FCAA's product portfolio is organized around four interconnected areas: Research (the 23-year annual Resource Tracking Report, the PEPFAR Pulse Study co-developed with amfAR and Johns Hopkins University, and Rapid Response Data Spotlights), Convenings (the Global Philanthropy Summit, webinars, and regional forums), Strategic Guidance (the 2026-2030 Strategic Direction framework), and Leadership Development (the Global Fellowship Program supported by ViiV Healthcare). The organization also facilitates ongoing Working Groups including the HIV Donor Strategy Group and U.S. Donors Group. FCAA explicitly does not develop or sell technology products.

FCAA's business model is a tiered membership subscription on a sliding scale tied to annual grantmaking budget, with annual dues ranging from $300 (foundations under $500K) to $20,000 (foundations $15M+) for base membership and additional board support fees, plus corporate tiers from $1,500 to $35,000 and a 50% discount for intermediary funders. Revenue is supplemented by sustaining membership contributions, sponsorships (e.g., Gilead as presenting sponsor of the 2026 Rio Summit), and general operating grants. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors composed of leaders from member organizations including Aidsfonds, Arcus Foundation, Gilead Sciences, amfAR, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation, with Executive Director Masen Davis leading a staff of approximately 11. FCAA holds Candid's Platinum Seal of Transparency (2026).

Name

Funders Concerned About AIDS

Legal name

Funders Concerned About AIDS, Inc.

Website

https://fcaaids.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FCAA is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit founded in 1987 that serves as the leading membership intermediary for HIV-focused funders globally, providing resource tracking research, convenings, strategic guidance, and leadership development across 604 funders and ~$719M in annual tracked HIV philanthropy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropy Advisory Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• HIV philanthropy research
• Grantmaking coordination services
• Resource tracking reports
• Funder convening services
• Nonprofit membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington, DC

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: FCAA generates revenue through membership dues from philanthropic institutions, foundations, and intermediaries engaged in HIV and related fields. Dues are structured on a sliding scale based on annual grantmaking budget.
2. Sustaining memberships and sponsorships: FCAA receives sustaining membership contributions, sponsorship, and general operating grants from member organizations to sustain operations and support specific programmatic areas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FCAA is a philanthropy-serving organization—not a grantmaker—that helps HIV funders respond with greater clarity, coordination, and impact. Its core offerings span Research (annual Resource Tracking Reports, the PEPFAR Pulse Study, and Rapid Response Data Spotlights), Convenings (the annual Global Philanthropy Summit, webinars, and member calls), Strategy (the 2026-2030 Strategic Direction framework), and Leadership Development (the Global Fellowship Program), supplemented by peer Working Groups that facilitate ongoing funder learning and coordination.

Product overview

Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) is a philanthropy-serving organization—not a grantmaker—that helps funders respond to HIV with greater clarity, coordination, and impact. FCAA's offerings are organized around four interconnected areas: Research (Resource Tracking Reports, PEPFAR Pulse Study, and Rapid Response Data Spotlights), Convenings (Global Philanthropy Summit, webinars, and member calls), Strategic Guidance (2026-2030 Strategic Direction framework), and Leadership Development (Global Fellowship Program). Working Groups supplement these core offerings by providing ongoing peer learning opportunities. Together, these programs help funders understand emerging challenges, connect with peers, make informed decisions, and strengthen their collective impact on the HIV response.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• ~$2 billion granted annually by FCAA members
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Gilead SciencesflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026Gilead Sciences is the presenting sponsor of the 2026 FCAA Global Philanthropy Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Gilead is an FCAA member and is consistently recognized among the leading funders in FCAA's annual resource tracking report, with a ~$300 million annual philanthropic budget.
• Gilead SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026FCAA partnered with Gilead Sciences to produce and release the PEPFAR Pulse Study findings, with Gilead's leadership participating in interviews and providing perspective on the importance of partnership and strategic dialogue in the HIV response.
• amfARcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCAA partnered with amfAR, Johns Hopkins University, and Data, Etc. to develop the PEPFAR Pulse Study, the first large-scale assessment of how recent PEPFAR disruptions have affected HIV service delivery worldwide. Drawing on responses from 166 implementing partners across 46 countries, the study provides an unprecedented look at the disruption of treatment programs, breakdown of prevention work, and collapse of services for communities most impacted by HIV.
• Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohns Hopkins University partnered with FCAA, amfAR, and Data, Etc. on the PEPFAR Pulse Study, contributing academic research rigor and epidemiological expertise to the large-scale assessment of PEPFAR disruptions on HIV service delivery.
• Data, Etc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerData, Etc. partnered with FCAA, amfAR, and Johns Hopkins University on the PEPFAR Pulse Study, providing data analytics and research support for the assessment of PEPFAR disruptions.
• Elton John AIDS FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCAA collaborated with Elton John AIDS Foundation alongside amfAR and GNP+ during the 2025 funding crisis to create an intelligence-sharing network, a joint data initiative, and European advocacy efforts to stabilize the HIV response.
• GNP+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCAA collaborated with GNP+ alongside Elton John AIDS Foundation and amfAR to assess the impact of PEPFAR disruptions and coordinate a joint survey to understand stop-work orders, ART stock availability, and gaps in the HIV response.
• AIDS UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCAA partnered with AIDS United and NMAC to convene the 2025 U.S. HIV Philanthropy Forum, bringing together more than 50 funders, advocates, and partners in Washington, D.C. to examine the state of U.S. domestic HIV philanthropy.
• NMACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCAA partnered with NMAC and AIDS United to convene the 2025 U.S. HIV Philanthropy Forum in Washington, D.C., examining the state of U.S. domestic HIV philanthropy and charting a path forward.
• AIDSVuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCAA partnered with AIDSVu to produce 'The Urgency of Uninterrupted Commitment,' a data spotlight on the inequities shaping the U.S. HIV epidemic and the philanthropic response in 2023.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Candid: Candid (formerly Foundation Center + GuideStar) provides the most comprehensive philanthropic data and transparency infrastructure in the U.S., comparable to FCAA's Resource Tracking as the field's authoritative data source. FCAA itself holds a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency.
• ABFE (Association of Black Foundation Executives): ABFE is a membership organization advancing the work of Black-led foundations through research, convenings, and leadership development—a direct PSO peer to FCAA in a different demographic-philanthropy niche.
• National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: NCRP is a PSO that conducts research and advocates for responsive philanthropy, mirroring FCAA's combination of data publication and funder mobilization on social-justice-adjacent issues.
• Independent Sector: Independent Sector is a national membership organization for nonprofits and foundations that conducts research, advocates for the charitable sector, and convenes members—sharing FCAA's data-driven, member-centric PSO approach.
• GEO (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations): GEO is a philanthropy-serving organization that supports grantmakers with research, learning communities, and peer exchange—closely mirroring FCAA's PSO model of combining data, convening, and strategic guidance for funders.
• Funders Together to End Homelessness: Funders Together is a philanthropy-serving organization that mobilizes funders to end homelessness through peer learning, advocacy, and field coordination—an exact structural analogue to FCAA but in a different cause area.
• Council on Foundations: Council on Foundations is the leading U.S. membership organization for philanthropic institutions, providing policy advocacy, convenings, and resources to foundations—the most direct structural analogue to FCAA's philanthropy-serving mission.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: United Way is a large-scale philanthropy intermediary that aggregates donations and distributes them to local nonprofits, providing a much broader functional analogue to FCAA's role as a philanthropic coordinator, but operating at vastly greater scale.

Emerging players

• Fund for Global Human Rights: Fund for Global Human Rights is a grantmaker and funder convener in the global human rights space, overlapping with FCAA's human rights–adjacent HIV funding work but operating as a regranter rather than a pure PSO.

Others

• AIDS United: AIDS United is a U.S. HIV-focused grantmaker and policy advocate with which FCAA partners on the U.S. HIV Philanthropy Forum; it overlaps thematically but functions as a grantmaker rather than a philanthropy-serving organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

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