Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

What Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy does

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) is a non-profit, non-partisan, interfaith advocacy organization founded in October 1982 in Richmond, Virginia, where it remains headquartered at 1716 East Franklin Street in a renovated 19th-century building in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood. It is Virginia's oldest faith-based advocacy organization and operates as the largest non-partisan, interfaith advocacy body in the Commonwealth, organized around five policy priority areas: Healthy Communities, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Affordable Housing, and Civic Engagement. Its constituency includes 25,000+ individual members, 700+ congregation relationships, 60+ actively committed Congregational Partnership Program congregations, and is organized statewide through five regional chapters and four affiliate groups.

VICPP does not develop or sell technology products; its core "offerings" are advocacy programs, educational workshops, voter engagement initiatives, community organizing campaigns, and coalition convening. The organization mobilizes faith communities through designated congregation liaisons, trained volunteer advocates, lobby days, prayer vigils, and signature events such as the Day for All People and Student Day of Action. Documented legislative outcomes include Virginia's death penalty abolition (2021), solitary confinement reform (2023), a bill limiting attack dogs in prisons (2024), and a bill ending indiscriminate youth shackling (2025).

VICPP's revenue is not publicly disclosed and is generated through four streams: individual donations (recurring membership contributions), congregational contributions through the Congregational Partnership Program, foundation grants (at least 18 named funders including Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ascendium Education Group, Meyer Foundation, Bon Secours Foundation, and Energy Foundation), and partner organization support. Participation as an advocate is free; membership involves voluntary financial contributions. The organization employs approximately 10-18 staff and is led by Executive Director Rev. Dr. LaKeisha Cook, who was appointed April 1, 2025, as the tenth executive director and the first African American to head the 43-year-old organization.

Name

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

Legal name

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

Website

https://virginiainterfaithcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) is a non-profit, non-partisan, interfaith advocacy organization based in Richmond, Virginia, mobilizing 25,000+ members and 700+ congregations across the Commonwealth to advance state legislative priorities in health equity, economic justice, criminal justice reform, affordable housing, and civic engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Advocacy and Public Policy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations (BPAGAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA), Public Health Communications, Risk Communication & Community Engagement (HLAJAMAH)

Keywords

• Faith-based advocacy
• Interfaith organizing
• Policy advocacy
• Community organizing
• Civic engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Financial contributions from individuals who become formal members of VICPP, helping sustain the organization's mission and connecting them more deeply with the advocacy network.
2. Congregational Contributions: Financial support from faith communities through the Congregational Partnership Program, where congregations designate liaisons and contribute financially to the organization.
3. Foundation Support: Funding from foundations including Ascendium Education Group, Bon Secours Foundation, Center for American Progress, Community Catalyst, Community Foundation of Greater Richmond, Consumer Health Foundation, Energy Foundation, Four Freedoms Foundation Grant, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Meyer Foundation, Moriah Fund, Norman Foundation, Potomac Health Foundation, Resilience Fund, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Sentara Foundation, Virginia Law Foundation, and climate/clean energy funds.
4. Partner Organization Support: Support from faith-based and advocacy partner organizations that collaborate with VICPP on various campaigns and initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) is a non-partisan, interfaith advocacy organization that mobilizes people of faith and goodwill across Virginia to advocate for just public policies in the Virginia General Assembly. The organization delivers grassroots advocacy, community organizing, voter engagement, and educational programming across five priority areas: Healthy Communities, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Affordable Housing, and Civic Engagement. It sustains this work through individual donations, congregational partnerships, and foundation grants.

Product overview

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan, interfaith advocacy organization that provides a range of programs and services focused on faith-based civic engagement and social justice advocacy. The organization does not offer a technology product or software platform. Its offerings consist of advocacy programs, educational workshops, voter engagement initiatives, and community organizing efforts across five priority areas: Healthy Communities, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Affordable Housing, and Civic Engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Congregational Partnership Program A structured partnership program through which congregations across Virginia designate a liaison, share advocacy resources, and contribute financially to sustain VICPP's interfaith advocacy work. Currently includes 60+ actively committed partner congregations spanning AME, Baptist, Lutheran, Episcopal, Methodist, Quaker, Jewish, and other faith traditions.
• Educational Workshops Virtual and in-person educational workshops that equip people of faith with advocacy training, policy education, and organizing skills across VICPP's five priority areas: Healthy Communities, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Affordable Housing, and Civic Engagement.
• Day for All People Signature interfaith advocacy event held in Richmond that mobilizes people of faith and goodwill for collective action and civic engagement, accompanied by documentary-style video content.
• Interfaith Justice Revival A signature revival event organized by VICPP bringing together faith communities for prayer, witness, and advocacy on social justice issues.
• Student Day of Action Youth-focused advocacy event that engages student interns and young people in civic participation and policy advocacy training, complementing VICPP's internship programs for students passionate about equity.
• Newsletter and Action Alerts Recurring email communications delivering policy updates, action alerts, event invitations, and advocacy opportunities to subscribers across Virginia, sign-up available through the website.
• PUSH Coalition

Quantifiable outcome

• Key role in abolishing death penalty in Virginia (2021)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• PUSH CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Interfaith Center founded the PUSH Coalition in 2019, which is one of the largest groups of faith and advocacy organizations in Virginia focused on improving maternal health equity. More than 40 faith and advocacy organizations, together with democratic and republican legislators, have come together in a bipartisan effort to pass essential legislation to save lives and address maternal health inequities.
• Virginia Consensus for Higher Education in PrisoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVICPP is part of the Virginia Consensus for Higher Education in Prison, a multi-sector coalition focused on expanding access to college education for Virginians during incarceration and upon return home. Education has been shown to promote personal growth and support meaningful career success.
• Virginians for Alternatives to the Death PenaltyflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey coalition partner in the successful effort to abolish the death penalty in Virginia in 2021. VICPP was a key part of this historic achievement working alongside this organization.
• Virginia Election Protection CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVICPP partners with the Virginia Election Protection Coalition to assist voters in 2026, with volunteers trained as poll monitors to ensure voters can cast ballots free from intimidation.
• Virginia Civic Engagement Table (VCET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for virtual trainings and election protection initiatives. VICPP activists participate in programs coordinated through this table.
• Virginia Muslim CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide faith-based partner organization collaborating on advocacy efforts and interfaith initiatives across Virginia.
• Faith in ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational faith-based organizing network; VICPP partners with this organization for broader faith-rooted advocacy and organizing.
• Community CatalystcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health advocacy organization; VICPP partners for healthcare policy advocacy efforts.
• Virginia Department of HealthcoreOthersState health agency whose report on pregnancy-related deaths (showing 83% preventable) informs VICPP's maternal health equity advocacy through the PUSH Coalition.
• Virginia Rural Health AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing resources and support for rural health initiatives.
• Virginia Community Health Worker AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting community health worker initiatives and health equity programs.
• Resources, Information, Help for the Disadvantaged and Disenfranchised (RIHD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer-led organization that educates and empowers Virginia communities to address the negative impact of the racially disparate criminal justice system and mass incarceration.
• Drive to WorkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization helping people who have lost their drivers' licenses due to unpaid court fines and fees.
• Virginia Alliance Against Mass IncarcerationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization organizing against mass incarceration and leading efforts to raise the felony threshold in Virginia.
• Virginia CUREminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer-run organization advocating for more just prison conditions, comprehensive prison reforms and assisting families in knowing how to support loved ones who are incarcerated.
• Assisting Families of InmatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRichmond-based organization providing bus trips to various prisons so family members can visit incarcerated loved ones, plus Video Visitation Program.
• Grace InsideminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing chaplains at Virginia's state prisons with volunteer opportunities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Industrial Areas Foundation: The oldest and largest faith-based community organizing network in the U.S., training local affiliates in congregation-based civic action. Closely aligned organizing methodology.
• Sojourners: National evangelical Christian social justice organization that mobilizes faith communities on poverty, racial justice, and policy advocacy; similar faith-rooted advocacy mission at greater scale.
• NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice: Faith-based federal policy advocacy organization rooted in Catholic social teaching that lobbies on economic justice, healthcare, and immigration; comparable advocacy model.
• Gamaliel Network: Interfaith, multi-racial organizing network of congregations working on issues including criminal justice, housing, and economic equity. Comparable faith-rooted grassroots advocacy model.
• Faithful America: Online faith-based advocacy community mobilizing millions of progressive Christians and people of faith on social and economic justice campaigns; comparable advocacy technology.
• Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy: Statewide, non-partisan, interfaith advocacy organization that organizes faith communities to influence public policy in Texas. Closest direct peer to VICPP in mission, structure, and GTM.
• PICO National Network: Federation of faith-based community organizations engaged in civic mobilization on health, equity, and justice issues; overlapping model with VICPP's PUSH Coalition approach.
• Faith in Action: National faith-based organizing network that trains and mobilizes local affiliates on social justice campaigns. VICPP is a local affiliate/partner; same model of congregation-led advocacy.

Regional players

• ACLU of Virginia: Statewide civil liberties and criminal justice reform advocacy organization active in Virginia General Assembly; overlap on criminal justice, voting rights, and civic engagement issues.
• Virginia Poverty Law Center: Virginia-focused legal aid and policy advocacy organization working on housing, healthcare, and economic justice for low-income residents. Operates in the same state policy arena as VICPP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/virginiainterfaithcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/virginia-interfaith-center-for-public-policy

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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