CCAN Action Fund

What CCAN Action Fund does

CCAN Action Fund, legally Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund, Inc., is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy organization incorporated in Maryland and headquartered in Takoma Park, MD. The organization operates as the lobbying and electoral-advocacy sister entity of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN), focusing its work on public policy campaigns that advance clean energy and climate accountability in the Chesapeake Bay region — specifically Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. — with additional national-level activity on federal climate policy, transmission, farm bill climate provisions, FEMA, and geoengineering research.

The organization's core "products" are advocacy campaigns rather than commercial goods. These include an Online Action Center for petitions and constituent outreach, a Climate Champion endorsement program (61 Maryland primary endorsements in 2026), state-specific policy campaigns (Affordable Solar Act in Maryland, RGGI rejoining and Banning Solar Bans in Virginia, DC Make Polluters Pay), and an annual EV Raffle fundraiser now in its eighth year. Recent quantifiable outcomes include Maryland becoming the third U.S. state to authorize portable balcony solar, Virginia rejoining RGGI, and passage of legislation raising Virginia battery storage goals.

CCAN Action Fund generates revenue through individual donations solicited via email, website, and text messaging, supplemented by its annual EV Raffle — a $200/ticket fundraiser with up to 10,000 tickets sold per cycle. Leadership consists of Executive Director Mike Tidwell, Maryland Director Brittany Baker, and Virginia Director Victoria Higgins. The go-to-market motion is community-led grassroots organizing supplemented by coalition partnerships with Sierra Club, NRDC, Virginia LCV, and New Virginia Majority, plus targeted legislative partnerships with named MD and VA state legislators across both caucuses.

Name

CCAN Action Fund

Legal name

Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund, Inc.

Website

https://ccanactionfund.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CCAN Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy organization that advances clean energy and climate policy through lobbying, voter education, electoral endorsements, and grassroots organizing in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Advocacy Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Policy, Advocacy & Litigation (BPAGAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH), Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy (BPAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Climate advocacy
• Nonprofit lobbying
• Voter education
• Clean energy policy
• Electoral endorsements

Headquarters

HQ city

Takoma Park

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. Donations and Contributions: CCAN Action Fund receives donations from individual supporters who believe in their climate advocacy mission. Donations are solicited through the organization's website and email campaigns.
2. EV Raffle Fundraiser: Annual electric vehicle raffle fundraiser where tickets are sold for $200 each. The raffle offers three prizes (Rivian, Lucid, Porsche for first place; Rivian R2, VW ID. Buzz, Hyundai Ioniq for second place; Chevy Bolt for third place). Maximum 10,000 tickets sold, minimum 2,800 required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CCAN Action Fund is the 501(c)(4) advocacy arm of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. It advances state and federal climate policy in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. through lobbying, voter education, candidate endorsements, and grassroots organizing. It supplements donations with an annual EV raffle fundraiser (tickets sold at $200 each) to finance its advocacy campaigns on clean energy, data center regulation, solar expansion, and polluter accountability.

Product overview

CCAN Action Fund is a climate advocacy nonprofit organization operating primarily in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. The organization offers a suite of advocacy programs including an Online Action Center for petition drives and contacting officials, an annual EV Raffle fundraiser, candidate endorsement programs, and various policy campaigns focused on clean energy transition, data center regulation, solar expansion, and holding polluters accountable. Rather than a traditional product-platform architecture, the organization functions as an advocacy coalition offering campaign tools, voter education resources, and policy advocacy services to supporters.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Maryland became third state to authorize portable, balcony solar projects
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Global Strategy GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Conducted statewide polling in Virginia on voter attitudes toward data centers and energy costs. The polling results showed 92% of Virginians believe lawmakers need to do more to control data center impacts, providing key research supporting CCAN's advocacy agenda.
• Senator Russet Perry (District 31)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia State Senator sponsoring legislation to protect ratepayers from subsidizing energy infrastructure for data centers. Key legislative partner for data center accountability bills.
• Delegate Michelle Maldonado (District 20)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Delegate sponsoring HB658 to ensure working families and small businesses aren't subsidizing data center energy costs. Co-sponsor of data center accountability legislation.
• New Virginia MajoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner focused on economic stability and environmental justice. Partnered on data center advocacy to ensure data centers pay fair share for energy infrastructure.
• Virginia Sierra ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental advocacy partner providing joint statements on data center legislation and Virginia budget negotiations.
• Virginia League of Conservation Voters (LCV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental advocacy partner providing joint statements on data center clean energy standards.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational environmental organization partnering on Virginia data center advocacy and clean energy statements.
• Delegate Lorig CharkoudiancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaryland Delegate sponsoring Affordable Solar Act and Data Center Clean Capacity Act. Key legislative partner for solar reform and data center clean energy requirements.
• Senator Benjamin BrookscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaryland Senator co-sponsoring Affordable Solar Act for solar incentive modernization.
• Senator Katie Fry HestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaryland Senator sponsoring large-load registry for data centers and Data Center Clean Capacity Act to encourage clean energy for data centers.
• Governor Abigail SpanbergercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Governor who signed bipartisan legislation to lower energy costs and expand clean energy including balcony solar, shared solar, and other clean energy measures.
• Senator Locke (D-Hampton)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Senator patroning RGGI rejoining language and low-income energy efficiency programs legislation.
• Leader Herring (D-Alexandria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia legislative leader sponsoring RGGI rejoining and Banning Solar Bans legislation.
• Senator VanValkenburg (D-Henrico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Senator patroning Banning Solar Bans (SB347/HB711), residential solar/storage expansion (SB175/HB628), and renewable grid interconnection fast-tracking (SB508/HB1065) legislation.
• Senator Bagby (D-Richmond)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Senator patroning battery storage goals increase legislation (SB448/HB895).
• Delegate Sullivan (D-Fairfax)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Delegate patroning battery storage goals (HB895) and EV-ready homes legislation (HB833), and clean energy data center incentive legislation (HB897).
• Senator Surovell (D-Fairfax)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Senator patroning balcony solar enabling legislation (SB250).
• Delegate Krizek (D-Fairfax)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Delegate patroning balcony solar enabling legislation (HB395).
• Cornershop CreativeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner vendor providing raffle website construction and maintenance services for CCAN Action Fund's annual EV raffle.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Earthjustice: Public-interest environmental law organization active in state and federal climate litigation and policy advocacy. Comparable on environmental protection outcomes, but delivers primarily through legal action rather than electoral and grassroots organizing.
• Sierra Club: Largest U.S. grassroots environmental organization with active state chapters in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. that partner with CCAN. Overlaps substantively on climate/clean-energy advocacy and voter mobilization, but at much broader portfolio scale including public lands, wildlife, and conservation work.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Major national environmental advocacy and litigation organization that CCAN explicitly partners with on Virginia data-center advocacy. Comparable on clean-energy and climate policy lobbying, but with a much broader portfolio spanning litigation, science, and international work.
• Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): National environmental advocacy organization focused on climate, energy, and health policy. Comparable on clean-energy legislative advocacy and market-based mechanisms like RGGI, though broader in scope and more science/policy oriented than grassroots-driven.

Emerging players

• 350.org: Global grassroots climate-movement organization with U.S. state-level campaigns on fossil-fuel divestment and clean energy. Comparable on climate advocacy and grassroots mobilization tactics, though with a more decentralized, movement-building orientation.
• Sunrise Movement: Youth-led climate advocacy organization focused on the Green New Deal and federal climate policy. Comparable on electoral pressure and mobilization, but more nationally focused and younger demographic than CCAN's Mid-Atlantic, legislator-focused model.

Direct peers

• Maryland League of Conservation Voters: State-level conservation voter organization that publishes environmental scorecards and endorses candidates in Maryland. Directly comparable to CCAN Action Fund's Maryland candidate-endorsement and electoral engagement program at the state level.
• Virginia League of Conservation Voters: State-level conservation voter organization in Virginia that explicitly partners with CCAN Action Fund on joint statements. Directly comparable candidate-endorsement, voter-education, and legislative-accountability model in CCAN's core Virginia market.
• League of Conservation Voters: National environmental advocacy organization with a parallel candidate-endorsement and electoral-engagement model. Highly comparable to CCAN Action Fund on the advocacy + lobbying + electoral participation axis, though operating at national scale rather than regional.

Others

• Chesapeake Climate Action Network: Sister 501(c)(3) organization of which CCAN Action Fund is the 501(c)(4) advocacy arm. Directly comparable mission and regional footprint, but functions as the educational/charitable counterpart rather than the lobbying arm — making it more ecosystem partner than competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ccanactionfund

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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