The AI Policy Network

What The AI Policy Network does

The AI Policy Network (AIPN) is a bipartisan 501(c)(4) social-welfare nonprofit founded in 2024 that builds support for federal AI governance legislation. Headquartered on Capitol Hill at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE in Washington, D.C., with a second office in Berkeley, California, the organization brings together former senior defense and Pentagon AI policy officials, Capitol Hill veterans from offices including House Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, and Sen. Blumenthal, and AI governance researchers from Oxford and UCLA to advocate for policies addressing rapidly advancing AI systems and the path to AGI. AIPN's primary influence targets are members of Congress, congressional staff, and federal officials, who it engages through briefings, testimony, coalition letters, and direct advocacy; 40 current members of Congress (19 Republicans and 21 Democrats) have publicly engaged on AGI, superintelligence, and AI existential risk.

AIPN delivers its work through two core member-facing products: AIPN Voter Education Alerts, an opt-in SMS program providing federal AI policy updates and one-tap constituent activation tools, and an annual Membership Program priced at $25 per year. The organization distributes content via email newsletters, YouTube testimony footage, earned media (op-eds in Fox News, Townhall, The Hill, TIME, Politico Morning Tech), and coalition letters co-signed with peer organizations including Americans for Responsible Innovation, Council on Foreign Relations, Alliance for Secure AI, Foundation for American Innovation, Future of Life Institute, and Center for a New American Security. AIPN does not build or sell technology; it has no API, SDK, or product surface beyond its advocacy and grassroots mobilization services.

The business model is donation-funded: AIPN accepts contributions only from individual U.S. citizens and lawfully admitted permanent residents, does not receive funding from for-profit organizations, and as a 501(c)(4) is not required to publicly disclose donor identities. Donations are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions, and AIPN is explicitly not a PAC. The organization is independent of any political party and operates as a sister entity to the AI Policy Institute (AIPI), a think tank whose executive director also leads AIPN. Polling partnerships (notably 81% of battleground voters supporting AI regulatory guardrails) underpin its public-facing advocacy positioning.

Name

The AI Policy Network

Legal name

The AI Policy Network

Website

https://theaipn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The AI Policy Network is a bipartisan 501(c)(4) advocacy nonprofit founded in 2024 that builds congressional and public support for federal AI governance legislation. Operating from Washington, D.C. and Berkeley, it engages policymakers through briefings, testimony, coalition letters, and grassroots SMS mobilization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Political Organizations (813940)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Responsible AI Policy, Controls & Workflow Management (HDAAAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAMAA), Responsible AI, AI Governance & Compliance Services (BPAEAHAJ)

Keywords

• AI policy advocacy
• AI governance research
• Congressional education
• Grassroots advocacy
• Nonprofit coalition building

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: AIPN relies primarily on donations from concerned individuals. Donations cover operating costs including core staff salaries, outside consultants, and event costs. AIPN does not receive funding from for-profit organizations.
2. Membership Contributions: Annual membership contribution of $25 supports AIPN's mission. Note that membership donations are not political contributions and will not be publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AIPN is a 501(c)(4) social-welfare advocacy organization that builds bipartisan federal support for AI governance and safety policies. Its work centers on direct congressional advocacy, congressional education and testimony, grassroots constituent mobilization via SMS and email, polling partnerships, and coalition advocacy on specific bills. It also runs an opt-in voter education SMS program and a $25/year membership program for individual supporters.

Product overview

The AI Policy Network is a 501(c)(4) social-welfare organization that provides policy advocacy and education services rather than a software product. Its core offerings include the AIPN Voter Education Alerts text messaging program for policy updates and legislative action alerts, and the AIPN Membership Program for annual supporters. The organization engages in policy advocacy, congressional education, and grassroots organizing to build bipartisan support for AI governance policies, but does not offer a technology platform, SaaS product, or API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AIPN Voter Education Alerts: Text messaging program that sends policy updates, action alerts, and voter education updates to subscribers who have explicitly opted in.

Products and services

• AIPN Voter Education Alerts Opt-in SMS text-message subscription service that sends policy updates, action alerts, and voter-education notifications about federal AI legislation; enables subscribers to contact their representatives via one-tap access to congressional offices. Targeted at U.S. citizens who want a low-friction channel to engage with federal AI policy.
• AIPN Membership Program Annual membership program offering supporters access to special updates, briefings, and opportunities to engage with AIPN's AI safety mission. Annual contribution is $25; membership donations are not political contributions and are not publicly disclosed.
• Policy Advocacy and Congressional Education Services Direct advocacy and education services delivered to members of Congress, congressional staff, federal officials, and media. AIPN promotes targeted, bipartisan AI policies; equips decision-makers with technical insights on AI developments and public sentiment; and engages in coalition advocacy on specific bills.
• Public Polling and Voter Education Campaign Polling and voter-education work conducted jointly with the sister organization AI Policy Institute (AIPI), designed to surface American public sentiment on AI guardrails and translate it into national conversation and bipartisan legislation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 81% of voters in competitive Senate and House districts support regulatory AI guardrails
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

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

• Foundation for American InnovationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Coalition partner on MATCH Act. Co-signed letter to Senators Ricketts and Kim supporting legislation to keep frontier AI development in America and with allies.
• Center for a New American SecurityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Michelle Nie, Visiting Fellow at CNAS, co-signed MATCH Act coalition letter.
• Future of Life InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026Signatory on coalition letter urging Congress to authorize $2 billion for National AI Reliability and Control Initiative in FY2027 NDAA. Led by former Pentagon Joint AI Center directors.
• Institute for AI Policy and StrategyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026Co-signed coalition letter on AI reliability research funding.
• Americans for Responsible InnovationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026President Brad R. Carson signed the coalition letter on AI reliability research funding for FY2027 NDAA.
• Alliance for Secure AImajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026CEO Brendan Steinhauser signed coalition letter for AI reliability research funding.
• AI Policy InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026Sister organization and polling partner. AIPI conducts research and polling on AI policy that helps shape national conversations and bipartisan legislation. AIPI's Executive Director Daniel Colson also leads AIPN.
• Americans for Responsible InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Coalition partner on Remote Access Security Act advocacy. Signed joint letter to Senate leaders urging passage of RASA to close loophole allowing China to access American AI chips via cloud computing.
• Council on Foreign RelationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Coalition partner on Remote Access Security Act letter to Senate. Contributed to bipartisan advocacy effort with representatives from policy and national security organizations.
• Alliance for Secure AIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Coalition partner on Remote Access Security Act advocacy. Joint letter signed by representatives working together on AI security policy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Council on Foreign Relations: CFR is a premier foreign policy think tank that co-signed AIPN's Remote Access Security Act advocacy. As a broad incumbent, CFR brings institutional weight and international affairs expertise to overlapping AI national security issues.
• Center for a New American Security: CNAS is an established national security think tank with a growing AI security portfolio. Its visiting fellows co-sign AIPN coalition letters on AI reliability research funding, making CNAS a broader incumbent peer operating in the AI/national security policy intersection.
• RAND Corporation: RAND is a broad policy research institution with a substantial AI policy and frontier-model risk portfolio. As a much larger, established incumbent, it serves a comparable congressional and executive branch audience on AI safety and governance analysis.

Direct peers

• Center for AI Safety: CAIS is a leading AI safety research and advocacy organization that published the famous 2023 Statement on AI Risk signed by hundreds of AI researchers. It operates in the same federal AI safety advocacy lane as AIPN and competes for the same donor and policymaker mindshare.
• Institute for AI Policy and Strategy: IAPS is an AI policy think tank; Peter Wildeford co-founded IAPS before joining AIPN as Head of Policy. Both organizations conduct AI governance research and co-sign federal advocacy letters, making IAPS a direct peer with overlapping personnel and policy goals.
• Foundation for American Innovation: FAI is a policy organization focused on American technological competitiveness; it co-signed AIPN's MATCH Act advocacy letter. FAI operates in adjacent pro-innovation, pro-American-leadership AI policy space, making it a direct peer on competitiveness legislation.
• Americans for Responsible Innovation: ARI is a bipartisan AI policy advocacy organization working on AI legislation including the Remote Access Security Act and NDAA reliability provisions. AIPN routinely co-signs coalition letters with ARI on identical federal bills, making them direct peer advocacy groups.
• Alliance for Secure AI: Alliance for Secure AI is a coalition partner focused on securing American AI development against national security threats, particularly from China. AIPN co-leads advocacy with them on bills like RASA, positioning them as direct peers in the AI security policy niche.
• AI Policy Institute: AIPI is the sister organization of AIPN, sharing Executive Director Daniel Colson. It is a polling-driven AI policy think tank whose research underpins AIPN's advocacy positions, making it both a peer and an internal research supplier.
• Future of Life Institute: FLI is a major AI safety advocacy nonprofit focused on policy proposals to mitigate existential and large-scale risks from advanced AI. It is a direct peer: AIPN has explicitly co-signed coalition letters with FLI (e.g., FY2027 NDAA reliability research funding), and both organizations pursue federal AI safety legislation from a 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4)-style structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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