Nick of Time Foundation

What Nick of Time Foundation does

Nick of Time Foundation is a Washington State-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2004 in memory of Nicholas Varrenti, a 16-year-old who died of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The foundation's mission is to prevent SCA in children and young adults, which it pursues through three core programs: free EKG Youth Heart Screenings (electrocardiogram-based cardiac evaluations for students and young athletes, with echocardiogram capability when indicated), SCA Awareness education (including hands-only CPR and AED training), and Emergency Action Plan Programs for schools and communities. All screenings are delivered free of charge at scheduled events hosted by partner schools and community organizations, with on-site review by board-certified medical professionals drawn from institutions including Seattle Children's Hospital and the University of Washington.

The foundation is funded entirely through charitable donations, including individual giving, employer-matching programs (Benevity Causes), and government payroll deduction programs (King County Employee Giving #10171 and Washington State Combined Fund Drive #1480838). A supplementary revenue stream comes from NoTF Statpacks emergency AED backpacks, developed in partnership with Statpacks and offered for a $175 donation. Strategic alliances with Alexander's Hope, UW Center for Sports Cardiology, and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association underpin both programmatic reach and policy influence, including the passage of Washington State SB 5083 (the 'Nick of Time' SCA Awareness Act, effective 2015) and HB 1556 (CPR in Schools, 2013). The organization operates with a lean seven-employee staff out of Mill Creek, WA, and runs a regional event-driven go-to-market model targeting schools, families, and community organizations exclusively within Washington State.

Name

Nick of Time Foundation

Legal name

Nick of Time Foundation

Website

https://nickoftimefoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nick of Time Foundation is a Washington State 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free EKG heart screenings, CPR/AED training, and emergency action planning to children, young athletes, schools, and communities to prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Cardiac Health Screening Services

NAICS

Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardiac Diagnostic Centers (Echo/Stress Testing/Holter) (HLAFAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cardiac Monitoring (ECG/Holter/Event/Patch, Loop Recorders) (HLAHACAB)

Keywords

• Youth cardiac screening
• Heart screening programs
• Emergency action planning
• SCA awareness education
• CPR AED training

Headquarters

HQ city

Mill Creek

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that relies solely on donations to fund its mission. Donations are tax-deductible and support screening costs and future community screening events. The foundation also accepts employer matching contributions through programs like Benevity Causes.
2. Government Employee Giving Programs: The foundation participates in workplace giving programs including King County Employee Giving Program (Agency #10171) and Washington State Combined Fund Drive (Agency #1480838), allowing government employees to direct payroll contributions.
3. Statpacks Product Donation: Statpacks emergency AED packs are available for a $175 donation, generating revenue while providing emergency response equipment to communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nick of Time Foundation is a nonprofit that delivers free EKG heart screenings to young athletes and students, including a heart health survey and echocardiogram when indicated. The foundation also provides SCA Awareness education with hands-only CPR and AED training, and helps schools and communities build Emergency Action Plans. All screenings are conducted on-site by board-certified medical professionals and offered at no cost to participants across Washington State.

Product overview

Nick of Time Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that offers a unified suite of cardiac health programs focused on preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in children and young adults. The core offerings include EKG Youth Heart Screenings (the primary service providing free electrocardiogram-based cardiac evaluations for young athletes and students), SCA Awareness programs (education on cardiac arrest risks and CPR/AED training), and Emergency Action Plan Programs (training schools and communities to respond to cardiac emergencies). The NoTF Statpacks serve as an add-on emergency equipment product—AED carrying bags sold for a $175 donation—that complements the screening and training programs. The organization brings these services directly to schools and communities across Washington State, with all screenings conducted by board-certified medical professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alexander's HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlexander's Hope serves as a program sponsor for Nick of Time Foundation's EKG Youth Heart Screening Program. Founded after Alexander Chaffey suffered a heart attack from an undiagnosed condition, the organization also advocates for organ donation awareness and works to increase first-time driver's license recipients' opt-in organ donation rates.
• UW Center for Sports CardiologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Nick of Time Foundation and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association to organize the 'Nick of Time' Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Act (SB 5083) that went into effect July 24, 2015. The partnership focuses on youth athlete cardiac safety awareness.
• Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Nick of Time Foundation and UW Center for Sports Cardiology to pass SCA awareness legislation (SB 5083) mandating that all players and parents annually acknowledge sudden cardiac arrest risks and coaches complete cardiac arrest training every three years.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association: Largest US cardiovascular health nonprofit, providing CPR/AED training, public education, and school-based programs. Broadly comparable in cardiac awareness and CPR training, but operates at national scale with a much wider programmatic portfolio.
• Children's Heart Foundation: National nonprofit focused on congenital heart defect research, awareness, and support. Broadly comparable as a pediatric cardiac nonprofit, though it operates at a national scale and emphasizes research funding rather than direct screening.

Direct peers

• Parent Heart Watch: National nonprofit network of parents, families, and organizations dedicated to preventing sudden cardiac arrest in youth. Closest comparable mission to Nick of Time Foundation, focused on awareness, screening advocacy, and AED/CPR promotion in schools.
• Simon's Fund: Pennsylvania-based nonprofit that provides free heart screenings to students and has been instrumental in passing state-level cardiac screening legislation. Directly comparable in mission, free EKG screening model, and policy advocacy approach.
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation: National nonprofit focused on raising awareness about sudden cardiac arrest, CPR/AED training, and prevention. Overlapping mission in SCA awareness education and community preparedness that complements detection services.
• Cody's Crew Foundation: Youth-focused nonprofit providing free EKG heart screenings in schools and supporting AED placement in memory of a young athlete. Closely comparable in school-based screening delivery and family-driven mission model.

Others

• Cardiac Safety Research Consortium: Public-private partnership focused on cardiac safety research, including in drug development and clinical trials. Indirectly comparable via ECG/cardiac safety expertise, but operates in a research rather than direct-service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/nickoftimefoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nick-of-time-foundtion

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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