Mother and Child Alliance

What Mother and Child Alliance does

Mother and Child Alliance (MACA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Originally established as the Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative (PACPI) with a $1 million founding donation, the organization rebranded to MACA in 2017 to reflect an expanded mission beyond HIV to include other serious pediatric infections. MACA operates as the operational backbone of Illinois's perinatal HIV safety net, coordinating enhanced case management, a 24/7 clinical hotline, rapid testing at labor and delivery units, Directly Observed Therapy, prenatal education, FIMR-HIV/CS case review, and the New Mother Initiative workforce program. It serves pregnant and postpartum (up to 24 months) women living with HIV, primarily in vulnerable populations, across Illinois via direct case management in Chicago and collar counties (Cook, DuPage, Lake) and the Ryan White Part B Program for the rest of the state.

The organization's service portfolio is delivered through a small core staff (8 employees) augmented by contract case managers, a hotline clinical team of 6 physicians and 1 pharmacist, and prenatal class instructors. Its core technology is administrative coordination rather than software: telephone hotline, surveillance reporting from 100+ birthing centers, and in-person case management across a 9,000-square-mile service area. The product surface is human-services intensive, not platform-based. Revenue is approximately 83% government grants (primarily Illinois Department of Public Health, totaling $1,661,230.21 in 2024), with the remainder from corporate and private foundation grants (ViiV Healthcare, Gilead Foundation, BCBS Illinois, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, DIFFA/Chicago, Ryan White Part B) and individual donations. Total 2024 revenue was $1,992,010.87; all services are provided free of charge to clients.

MACA's customer base is intentionally diffuse: the primary beneficiaries are pregnant women with HIV, and secondary users include the 125+ Illinois birthing centers, hospitals, public health departments, and the 20,000+ healthcare providers trained in perinatal HIV protocols. Strategic differentiation rests on statutory entrenchment (Illinois Perinatal HIV Prevention Act), 25 years of accumulated outcome data, and a referral network that no private competitor could replicate. The organization's model has been adopted outside Illinois in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Texas, Louisiana, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine, indicating external validation of the MACA approach but not yet a formal licensing or technical-assistance revenue stream.

Name

Mother and Child Alliance

Legal name

Mother and Child Alliance

Website

https://motherandchildalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mother and Child Alliance is a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating Illinois's perinatal HIV safety net, providing case management, a 24/7 clinical hotline, rapid testing, and workforce programs to pregnant women with HIV and healthcare providers statewide, funded primarily by government and foundation grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Perinatal HIV Prevention and Maternal-Child Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Lactation, Postpartum & Perinatal Support Services (HLAFAJAN)

Keywords

• Perinatal HIV prevention
• Enhanced case management
• Prenatal education services
• Community health programs
• Maternal fetal medicine coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants: Primary revenue source - Government grants from Illinois Department of Public Health and other government entities. In 2024, government grants totaled $1,661,230.21
2. Private and Corporate Grants: Grants from corporations and private foundations including ViiV Healthcare, Gilead Foundation, and others. In 2024, grants totaled $279,787.62
3. Individual and Public Support: Donations from board members, individual donors, events, social media fundraising, AIDS Run & Walk, and donor-advised funds. In 2024, public and individual support totaled $150,993.04

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Mother and Child Alliance provides coordinated perinatal HIV prevention services to pregnant and postpartum women in Illinois, including enhanced case management, 24/7 clinical consultation via the Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline, directly observed therapy, prenatal classes, and rapid HIV testing coordination at labor and delivery units. The organization also operates the Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR-HIV/CS) systems improvement process and the New Mother Initiative for vocational training. All programs are delivered at no cost to clients and funded through government grants, foundation grants, and donations.

Product overview

Mother and Child Alliance (MACA) offers a unified suite of healthcare social services focused on preventing HIV transmission from mothers to newborns in Illinois. The core offerings include the Enhanced Case Management program for coordinated care, the 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline for clinical consultation, Directly Observed Therapy for medication adherence, Prenatal Classes for disease-specific education, Perinatal Rapid HIV Testing at labor and delivery, the Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR-HIV/CS) for systems improvement, and the New Mother Initiative for vocational support. These programs work together as an integrated safety net framework mandated under Illinois Perinatal HIV Prevention Act legislation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enhanced Case Management Specialized bilingual case management for pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in Chicago and collar counties, providing crisis intervention, linkage to medical and social services, housing and transportation assistance, and care coordination.
• 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline Statewide 24/7 hotline (1-800-439-4079) for healthcare providers caring for pregnant women living with HIV, providing immediate medical consultation, referral links, and reporting for positive rapid HIV tests. Clinical team includes maternal-fetal medicine, adult and pediatric infectious disease, and HIV pharmacy specialists.
• Directly Observed Therapy Home-based medication adherence support program in which peer workers, LPNs, or nurses observe medication intake for pregnant women living with HIV and their newborns to reduce viral loads and prevent vertical transmission.
• New Mother Initiative Vocational training and employment support program for mothers living with HIV, providing childcare assistance, transportation, career clothing, resume help, class fees, and partnerships with City Colleges of Chicago, Jane Addams Resource Corporation, Chicago House, and other workforce development providers.
• Fetal Infant Mortality Review for HIV and Congenital Syphilis (FIMR-HIV/CS) Quarterly community case review process bringing together IDPH, MACA, and regional partners to assess gaps in perinatal HIV prevention and identify systems improvements for women, newborns, and families.
• Perinatal Rapid HIV Testing Rapid HIV screening program at Labor and Delivery units in Illinois hospitals, ensuring women without documented HIV status receive testing and that preliminary positives are reported within 24 hours.
• Prenatal Classes Three-session disease-specific prenatal education covering HIV treatment, labor and delivery planning, nutrition, newborn care, and family planning, with partners welcome; transportation and meals provided.
• Safety Net Program Comprehensive statewide prevention framework integrating the 24/7 hotline, enhanced case management, rapid testing at labor and delivery, and legislative mandates under the Illinois Perinatal HIV Prevention Act (93-056).

Quantifiable outcome

• HIV transmission risk reduced from over 25% to less than 1% over 25 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core, major and minor.

• City Colleges of ChicagosupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Educational partner for the New Mothers Initiative, providing vocational training resources and educational opportunities for mothers living with HIV.
• University of Nebraska CityMatCHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in maternal and child health providing collaboration and support for perinatal health initiatives.
• Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity agency specializing in vocational training and employment services, partner in New Mothers Initiative Career Counseling Fairs.
• Chicago HousesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing vocational training resources and employment services for MACA mothers through the New Mothers Initiative.
• No Adult Left BehindsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing workforce development and employment services for MACA mothers through the New Mothers Initiative.
• Chicago Women in TradessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing vocational training resources for women, collaborating with MACA's New Mothers Initiative.
• Northeastern Illinois HIV/AIDS Case Management CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRyan White-funded collaborative that links HIV-positive mothers and infants to MACA's safety net of services.
• Illinois Perinatal NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in FIMR-HIV/CS quarterly case review process, working with IDPH, MACA, and other stakeholders to improve perinatal outcomes.
• Cook County Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in FIMR-HIV/CS quarterly case reviews to assess and improve systems of care for women and newborns.
• Northwestern Memorial HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical center partner participating in FIMR-HIV/CS case reviews and providing fellowship training for maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric infectious disease.
• UChicago MedicinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilver sponsor of MACA's 20th Anniversary Event. Academic medical center collaborating on case management policies and procedures.
• Lurie Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBronze sponsor of 20th Anniversary Event. Provides fellowship training for pediatric infectious disease and partners in hotline clinical team support.
• Northwestern MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBronze sponsor of 20th Anniversary Event. Provides fellowship training for maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric infectious disease, supporting hotline clinical team.
• WalgreenssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmacy partner that developed statewide protocol for urgent medication assistance for hospitals following FIMR-HIV case review findings about outpatient pharmacy challenges.
• Illinois Birthing Centers and Hospitals (100+)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly rapid HIV screening reports submitted by all Illinois birthing centers and hospitals, coordinated through regional perinatal networks.
• Studio LyndminorOthersEvent sponsor for 20th Anniversary celebration.
• RB Pest SolutionsminorOthersEvent sponsor for 20th Anniversary celebration.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Pediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa (PATA): Network of health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa linking maternal/child HIV prevention and treatment programs. Mission-aligned with MACA's perinatal focus, operating in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC): National HIV/AIDS advocacy and capacity-building organization representing minority-serving community organizations. Adjacent peer operating at a federal advocacy level rather than direct service.
• March of Dimes: Large national nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health, including prevention of mother-to-child infections. Operates much broader than MACA but competes for similar public-health and corporate grant dollars.
• AIDS Healthcare Foundation: Large global HIV/AIDS healthcare organization providing direct medical care, treatment, and prevention. Comparable in HIV focus and policy advocacy but operates a clinic-based rather than case-management model.
• Nurse-Family Partnership: National nonprofit providing nurse-led home visiting for low-income first-time mothers. Comparable in maternal home-visit/case-management model, with a broader (non-HIV) health mandate.

Others

• National Perinatal Association: Professional association for perinatal health providers. Comparable constituency (perinatal providers and systems) but functions as a membership/advocacy body rather than a service provider.
• NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors): Association representing state HIV/AIDS directors and programs; directly relevant to MACA's Illinois Department of Public Health relationships and FIMR-HIV/CS policy work, but functions as a policy/technical-assistance body rather than direct service.

Direct peers

• AIDS Foundation of Chicago: Chicago-based HIV/AIDS services and advocacy nonprofit serving the same metropolitan area as MACA; a current MACA financial partner and direct peer in HIV-prevention service delivery and donor base.
• Hyacinth AIDS Foundation: New Jersey-based HIV/AIDS services nonprofit serving people living with HIV, including programs for women and families. Comparable peer in HIV case management, prevention, and supportive services.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: National nonprofit focused on preventing pediatric HIV and supporting mothers and children living with HIV globally. Closest mission-aligned peer to MACA, operating at a far larger national/international scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/motherchild_org
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@motherchildalliance
• Facebookfacebook.com/LivingwithHIVandpregnant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mother-and-child-alliance
• Instagraminstagram.com/motherchild_org

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

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