AA Grapevine Inc.

What AA Grapevine Inc. does

AA Grapevine, Inc. is a New York-based non-profit publisher that produces the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. Founded in 1947 and headquartered at 475 Riverside Drive, the organization operates as a publishing arm affiliated with the AA General Service Board and A.A. World Services (A.A.W.S.). Its core products include a monthly magazine distributed in both print and digital formats, books, audiobooks, and podcasts, with La Viña serving as its Spanish-language counterpart publication. The magazine was formally recognized as the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1986.

The organization's business model centers on direct-to-consumer revenue from magazine subscriptions, book sales, audio products, gift certificates, and greeting cards. Distribution occurs through its own e-commerce platform, third-party eBook retailers, and a grassroots network of Grapevine Representatives connected to local AA groups. Marketing reaches the AA community through its website, Instagram, YouTube, podcast channels, email newsletter, and the GVR network.

AA Grapevine serves a global audience of Alcoholics Anonymous members, with specific outreach to incarcerated individuals and treatment and correctional facilities. There is no evidence of AI/ML technology deployment, and the organization's strategic activity is limited to organic digital channel expansion, notably launching an Instagram presence and podcast in 2021.

Name

AA Grapevine Inc.

Legal name

AA Grapevine, Inc.

Website

https://aagrapevine.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AA Grapevine, Inc. is a non-profit publisher producing the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous, delivering a monthly magazine, books, audiobooks, and podcasts to AA members worldwide, including incarcerated individuals and treatment facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Monthly magazine subscriptions (print and digital) providing ongoing recovery content to AA members. Subscribers receive regular issues plus access to online archive content.
2. Book and Publication Sales: Sale of books, eBooks, and specialty items including commemorative editions, recovery guides, and AA-related literature. Volume discounts available for bulk purchases.
3. Audio Products: Sale of audiobooks and MP3 recordings featuring AA members' recovery stories and inspirational content.
4. Gift Certificates: Sale of gift certificates (standard and 'Carry the Message' certificates) that can be redeemed for subscriptions or given to individuals in need of recovery resources.
5. Greeting Cards: Sale of specialty greeting cards featuring AA-themed artwork and messages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AA Grapevine Inc. publishes a monthly print and digital magazine for members of Alcoholics Anonymous, featuring first-person recovery stories, articles, and inspirational content. The organization also publishes books, eBooks, audiobooks, podcasts, and specialty recovery products, sold through its own online store and via a Grapevine Representative network serving the global AA fellowship.

Product overview

AA Grapevine Inc. operates a multi-platform publishing and recovery support ecosystem centered on its flagship monthly magazine, often called 'Our meeting in print.' The core portfolio includes the AA Grapevine Magazine (print and digital subscriptions), La Viña (Spanish-language edition), Grapevine Story Archive (online searchable database), and Grapevine Online (GVO). Supporting products include Books, Audiobooks, and eBooks distributed through major retail platforms (Apple Books, Kindle, NOOK, Kobo). Interactive community features encompass the Grapevine Podcast (Half-Hour Variety Hour), Audio Project (YouTube audio stories), Weekly Open AA Meeting on Zoom, Sobriety Calculator, Daily Quote email service, and Caption Voting/Submission. Service-oriented offerings include the Carry The Message Project for sponsoring subscriptions to those in need, Grapevine Representative Program, Annual Photo Contest, Events Calendar, and Gift Certificates in various formats for US and Canada markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AA Grapevine: The primary monthly magazine publication containing stories, articles, and content from AA members worldwide, often called 'Our meeting in print.'
• La Viña
• AA Grapevine Half-Hour Variety Hour
• Grapevine Weekly Open AA Meeting

Products and services

• AA Grapevine Magazine
• La Viña
• AA Grapevine Books

Quantifiable outcome

• International reach through General Service Conference recognition

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AA General Service Office (GSO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAA Grapevine operates in coordination with AA's General Service structure. The 1986 Conference Advisory Action recognized Grapevine as the international journal of AA, with editorial independence guaranteed. GSO's Corrections Correspondence Service coordinates with Grapevine's Carry the Message Project to sponsor subscriptions for incarcerated alcoholics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Fix (thefix.com): Online recovery media outlet covering addiction, treatment, and sober living with original articles, podcasts, and newsletters. Comparable to AA Grapevine because both target the same audience of people in recovery and monetize via recurring subscriptions and content distribution.
• Sober.com: Digital recovery media brand producing articles, newsletters, and community content about sobriety and recovery. Comparable to AA Grapevine because both target the AA-aligned recovery audience with published personal stories, sober lifestyle content, and recurring engagement mechanisms.
• Guideposts Magazine / Guideposts Foundation: Monthly inspirational and faith-based magazine with personal stories of spiritual recovery, distributed via subscription and digital channels. Comparable to AA Grapevine because both operate as subscription-driven inspirational magazines built around first-person personal testimony.
• Daily Word (Unity): Daily inspirational email and publication by Unity, delivering short spiritual messages with a similar cadence and member-supported distribution model. Comparable to AA Grapevine because both rely on recurring daily/periodic spiritual content delivered via subscription and email channels.
• Hazelden Publishing (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation): Publishes books, pamphlets, and curricula for addiction recovery including Twelve Step and abstinence-based recovery content. Comparable to AA Grapevine because both produce recovery-focused published content distributed through recovery communities, though Hazelden is broader across substances and treatment.
• Upper Room (Upper Room Books): Daily devotional magazine and book publisher from a Methodist organization, offering inspirational reflections and a multi-channel devotional ecosystem. Comparable to AA Grapevine because both are faith-adjacent subscription publishers with companion books, digital delivery, and a long-running content archive.

Emerging players

• Shambhala Publications: Independent book publisher focused on mindfulness, meditation, and personal growth including recovery-adjacent titles. Comparable to AA Grapevine because both monetize book sales in the spiritual/personal-development category and maintain backlist content libraries.
• Audio Up / Hello Sunshine Audio: Podcast-first media companies producing serialized audio storytelling and branded podcast content. Comparable to AA Grapevine in that both operate podcast channels as primary distribution for member storytelling content.

Others

• Substack (recovery newsletters): Subscription newsletter platform hosting many independent recovery-focused writers and AA-related Substacks. Comparable to AA Grapevine because independent recovery Substacks compete for the same reader attention and subscription dollars.

Broad incumbents

• Penguin Random House (Twelve Step / Recovery Imprints): Major trade publisher carrying recovery titles including AA-aligned literature such as the Big Book. Comparable to AA Grapevine because both publish and distribute recovery content commercially, though Penguin Random House operates at vastly greater scale across many genres.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/aagrapevine
• Instagraminstagram.com/alcoholicsanonymous_gv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aa-grapevine-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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