Alliance For A Safe Oregon

What Alliance For A Safe Oregon does

Alliance for a Safe Oregon is a Portland-based 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofit founded in 2013 that advances gun tragedy prevention in Oregon through policy advocacy, community violence intervention, and educational programming. It serves survivors of gun violence, responsible firearm owners, healthcare providers, Veterans, rural and urban residents, youth, and Black and Brown communities — organizing 20,000+ Oregonians into a statewide coalition. Operative programs include the ERPO Advocacy Toolkit, the Safe School Leadership Academy (developed with SEI), the Healthcare Professional Training Program (200+ clinicians trained in rural areas in 2024), the GVP Equity Table (15 Black- and Brown-led organizations), and a Youth Advisory Board of 12. Reported 2024 revenue is approximately $564,000 ($386,000 501(c)(3) cash + $49,000 in-kind + $129,000 501(c)(4)), delivered entirely through donations, monthly recurring giving via the A Brighter Tomorrow Giving Circle, and political action contributions. The 7-person staff (5 full-time, 2 part-time) is supported by a board that includes an Oregon State Representative and a Deputy General Counsel from the Governor's Office, and the organization partners with Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention, OHSU, Brady, Giffords, Moms Demand Action, and the Alliance for Gun Responsibility. Underlying technology is a standard EveryAction-driven advocacy, volunteer management, event registration, and donation processing stack with no disclosed proprietary systems or AI components.

Name

Alliance For A Safe Oregon

Legal name

Alliance for a Safe Oregon

Website

https://alliancesafeoregon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alliance for a Safe Oregon is a Portland-based 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofit that prevents gun tragedies in Oregon through policy advocacy, community violence intervention, healthcare provider training, and youth leadership programs serving survivors, firearm owners, Veterans, and Black and Brown communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Gun Violence Prevention & Public Safety Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAM)

Keywords

• Gun violence prevention
• Policy advocacy
• Community violence intervention
• Suicide prevention
• Youth leadership development

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations (501(c)(3)): Tax-deductible donations to support daily operations and programs
2. Political Contributions (501(c)(4)): Non-deductible political action committee contributions for electoral work
3. Monthly Giving Circle: Recurring monthly donations from supporters

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Alliance for a Safe Oregon is a nonprofit advocacy organization that advances gun tragedy prevention in Oregon through evidence-based policy advocacy, community violence intervention partnerships, healthcare provider training, youth leadership development, and educational programs such as the Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Toolkit. The organization unites survivors, firearm owners, Veterans, healthcare providers, and community leaders in a coalition effort to support legislation and programs that reduce gun suicides, homicides, school shootings, and unintentional gun injuries.

Product overview

The Alliance for a Safe Oregon operates as a non-profit advocacy organization focused on preventing gun violence, not as a unified software product. Their offerings include advocacy toolkits (such as the ERPO Advocacy Toolkit for Extreme Risk Protection Orders), youth leadership programs (Safe School Leadership Academy, Youth Advisory Board), healthcare professional training on firearm safety discussions, monthly donor programs (A Brighter Tomorrow Giving Circle), secure gun storage education resources, and community organizing through coalitions like the GVP Equity Table. They also offer a social media volunteer position for digital engagement support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ERPO Advocacy Toolkit A comprehensive toolkit providing guidance on Oregon's Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, including how to file petitions, when to consider an ERPO, conversation guides for talking to loved ones, and downloadable resources for community members seeking to prevent firearm suicides and homicides.
• Safe School Leadership Academy A first-of-its-kind youth leadership curriculum developed in partnership with SEI, supporting youth personally affected by gun tragedies in their communities or at school; 80% of students reported it was possible to reduce gun violence after participation.
• Healthcare Professional Training Program Training developed in partnership with doctors and Gun Owners for Responsible Ownership to equip healthcare professionals in rural areas with tools to discuss firearms and create firearm safety plans with patients; more than 200 healthcare professionals trained in 2024.
• Secure Gun Storage Education Educational resources and guidance on secure firearm storage practices to prevent unauthorized access, including information about biometric safes that allow quick access while preventing unauthorized use by children and other unauthorized persons.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% reduction in shootings in Portland metro area
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

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

• Healing Hurt PeoplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Black-led organization in Portland providing violence intervention services; part of community violence prevention work that achieved 20% reduction in shootings.
• Love is StrongercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity violence prevention organization; partnered with the Alliance to reduce shootings and homicides in the Portland metro area.
• Latino NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatino community organization providing youth empowerment and violence prevention services as part of the GVP Equity Table.
• Gun Owners for Responsible OwnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with firearm owners to develop doctor training on firearm safety conversations; represents responsible gun owners perspective.
• Lift Every Voice OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner fighting to ensure Measure 114 can be implemented as voters intended; filed amicus briefings together.
• GVP Equity TablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 15 Black and Brown led organizations in the metro region defining equity-centered gun violence prevention and advocating for funding.
• Oregon Veteran AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewly formed collaborative space for Veterans to lead on addressing Oregon's high Veteran suicide rates.
• Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence PreventionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading research institution providing evidence on how gun violence prevention policies save lives; their research showed Measure 114 would have saved 1,000+ lives.
• OHSU Gun Violence Prevention InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOregon Health & Science University providing data and research on reducing gun injuries and deaths in Oregon.
• Brady and GiffordsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational gun violence prevention organizations with decades of leadership and partnership in implementing and defending Oregon's gun laws.
• Alliance for Gun ResponsibilityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization helping create safer communities for all Oregonians.
• Moms Demand ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOregon chapters mobilizing community activists and parents across the state for the gun violence prevention movement.
• Oregon Alliance to Prevent SuicidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide coalition providing support, peer resources, and guidance for suicide prevention efforts.
• NAMI OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Alliance on Mental Illness Oregon chapter providing support, peer resources, and guidance for mental health aspects of gun violence prevention.
• Oregon Donor AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Director Becca Uherbelau serves on the Alliance board, connecting organ/tissue donation advocacy with violence prevention.
• Doernbecher Injury Prevention Program (OHSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric injury prevention program; Dr. Ben Hoffman serves on the board providing healthcare and injury prevention expertise.
• Portland Seed FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestment firm; Jenn Lynch serves on advisory board providing strategic guidance.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Everytown for Gun Safety: Largest U.S. gun violence prevention organization; comparable mission around policy advocacy, background checks, and community intervention, with a national footprint and state-level organizing that overlaps with the Alliance's approach.
• Giffords: National gun violence prevention organization co-founded by Gabby Giffords; partners with the Alliance on legislative defense. Operates at national level with state-level affiliates, comparable advocacy playbook.
• Moms Demand Action: Grassroots gun violence prevention movement within Everytown; partners with the Alliance through Oregon chapters. Comparable mobilizing model (action alerts, volunteer recruitment, legislative advocacy) but operating at national scale.
• Brady: National gun violence prevention organization partnering with the Alliance; comparable mission around policy advocacy, background checks, and ATF trace data analysis, but operates at national scale across multiple states.

Others

• Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention: Academic research partner providing evidence base (Measure 114 saved 1,000+ lives estimate) for the Alliance's advocacy; not a competitor but a closely aligned enabling organization in the gun violence prevention ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Sandy Hook Promise: National school shooting prevention nonprofit focused on youth programs and warning signs; comparable in operating youth leadership and school safety programs (overlapping with the Alliance's Safe School Leadership Academy).

Direct peers

• States United to Prevent Gun Violence: Coalition of state-level gun violence prevention organizations; serves as a peer network for groups like the Alliance, sharing advocacy resources and coordinating multi-state policy efforts.
• New Yorkers Against Gun Violence: New York State-based gun violence prevention nonprofit founded in 1974; comparable single-state advocacy model with policy, education, and survivor engagement programs.
• Protect Minnesota: Minnesota state-level gun violence prevention advocacy organization with a similar structure combining 501(c)(3) education and 501(c)(4) lobbying; comparable in operating a single-state advocacy model.
• Alliance for Gun Responsibility: Washington State-based gun violence prevention advocacy organization with a virtually identical model: state-focused policy advocacy, coalition-building, and 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) structure. Renee Hopkins from this organization serves on the Alliance's board.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OregonAlliance
• Facebookfacebook.com/AllianceSafeOregon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alliance-safe-oregon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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