Save the Children Action Network

What Save the Children Action Network does

Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), Inc. is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit political advocacy organization founded in 2014 as the political arm of Save the Children. Headquartered at 899 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 900, Washington D.C., SCAN mobilizes individual advocates, students, and family caregivers across the United States to build bipartisan support for child-focused federal and state legislation. Its primary policy focus areas are Early Childhood Education, Child Hunger, and Children in Crisis, with active advocacy on named legislative vehicles including the NEST Act, Child Care Modernization Act, and SNAP/WIC/Summer EBT protection. The organization operates paid State Manager roles in at least Colorado, Virginia, New Mexico, Iowa, and Louisiana, and reports coordinated activity across eight states.

SCAN's core "products" are advocacy campaigns and programs rather than commercial offerings, anchored by an online action platform at act.savethechildrenactionnetwork.org that supports email campaigns, petition drives, event registration, volunteer sign-ups, and direct message delivery to lawmakers. Structural programs include the Student Engagement Program (102 active student clubs and 194 school activities in 2023), the Family Engagement Program (7,000+ caregivers reached, 575 volunteers recruited in 2023), and recurring annual campaigns such as Have a Heart and High 5 for Kids. Research products include bipartisan Rural Polling and SNAP Polling data resources. The reported impact metrics — $2.1B+ in state investments secured, 46 child champions elected, 9.8M+ messages to lawmakers, 350+ congressional meetings through the Volunteer Leadership Summit — quantify the organization's advocacy throughput.

SCAN's revenue model is donation-based, with gifts not tax-deductible because of its 501(c)(4) status; the organization accepts funding only from domestic sources for U.S. election-related activity. It employs 11–50 staff and relies on a community-led go-to-market: grassroots digital mobilization (website, email, social, online petitions) combined with in-person events such as the annual Advocacy Summit in Washington D.C. and state-level volunteer calls. No pricing-for-product exists; customer segments are persona-based (individual advocates, parents/caregivers, students/youth leaders, elected officials/policymakers) rather than commercial buyers.

Name

Save the Children Action Network

Legal name

Save the Children Action Network, Inc.

Website

https://savethechildrenactionnetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Save the Children Action Network is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit political advocacy organization, founded in 2014 as the advocacy arm of Save the Children, that mobilizes U.S. grassroots advocates to advance bipartisan policy on early childhood education, child hunger, and children in crisis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Child Advocacy

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Child advocacy
• Political lobbying
• Grassroots mobilization
• Early childhood education
• Child hunger policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, SCAN is funded primarily through donations. Gifts are not tax deductible for donors. SCAN accepts funding only from domestic sources for its U.S. election activity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Save the Children Action Network is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy organization that mobilizes citizens, volunteers, students, and parents to influence federal and state policymakers on children's issues. It runs bipartisan political advocacy campaigns and grassroots organizing programs focused on early childhood education, child hunger prevention, and protection of children in humanitarian crises, providing volunteer training, voter engagement tools, polling research, and direct constituent access to lawmakers.

Product overview

Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) is a 501(c)(4) political advocacy organization founded in 2014 as the advocacy arm of Save the Children. Rather than a unified software product, SCAN offers a portfolio of advocacy programs and campaigns focused on three policy areas: Early Childhood Education, Child Hunger, and Children in Crisis globally. The core programs include the Student Engagement Program (activating student clubs nationwide) and Family Engagement Program (empowering parent advocates). Annual campaigns include the Have a Heart Campaign and High 5 for Kids election initiative. SCAN also provides research resources including Rural and SNAP polling data to support its advocacy mission. The organization mobilizes volunteers, facilitates voter engagement, and advocates for specific legislative measures like the NEST Act, Child Care Modernization Act, and SNAP protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Political Advocacy Campaigns

Quantifiable outcome

• $2.1B+ in state investments secured for early learning and child nutrition since 2014
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Keep Kids Fed Colorado CampaigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Coalition partnership with Keep Kids Fed Colorado campaign to pass Proposition LL and MM for Healthy School Meals for All. SCAN contributed grassroots outreach, phone banking (40,000+ voters), text outreach (35,000+ voters), community events (1,000+ engagements), and early funding to support the successful ballot measures ensuring free nutritious school meals for all Colorado public school students.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: SCAN's parent organization and the original 501(c)(3) entity founded in 1932. Save the Children operates direct service programs domestically and internationally, while SCAN serves as its political advocacy arm; the two share brand, mission focus on children, and operational coordination.
• UNICEF USA: U.S. fundraising and advocacy arm of UNICEF focused on global child welfare. Overlaps with SCAN on Children in Crisis global advocacy area, though UNICEF USA operates as a 501(c)(3) with tax-deductible donations, giving it a fundraising structural advantage.

Direct peers

• Children's Defense Fund: National child advocacy organization founded by Marian Wright Edelman that lobbies federal and state governments on child poverty, education, and health. Closely comparable to SCAN in mission, advocacy-only focus, and policy areas (early childhood, nutrition).
• MomsRising: Grassroots advocacy organization mobilizing mothers and caregivers on family economic security, child care, and child health policy. Comparable to SCAN in volunteer-driven, online-platform advocacy model and family engagement orientation.
• Food Research & Action Center (FRAC): Leading national anti-hunger advocacy organization working to end poverty-related hunger in the U.S. Direct peer to SCAN's Child Hunger policy area, particularly around SNAP, WIC, Summer EBT, and school meals advocacy.
• Zero to Three: National nonprofit focused on infant and toddler wellbeing through policy advocacy, training, and research. Highly comparable to SCAN on the early childhood education focus area, with significant overlap on childcare and Head Start advocacy.
• Every Child Matters: National child advocacy organization focused on children's wellbeing through policy reform, electoral engagement, and grassroots mobilization. Comparable to SCAN in electoral and policy-advocacy approach to child welfare.
• First Focus Campaign for Children: Bipartisan children's advocacy organization dedicated to making children a priority in federal budget and policy decisions. Direct peer to SCAN in operating as a dedicated child-policy lobbying entity that mobilizes grassroots advocates on Capitol Hill.

Emerging players

• RESULTS: Grassroots advocacy organization focused on ending poverty through citizen lobbying on hunger, education, and global health. Comparable to SCAN in volunteer leadership summit model and citizen-lobbying approach to federal policy.
• National Children's Alliance: Accrediting body and advocacy organization for Children's Advocacy Centers serving child abuse victims. Partial overlap with SCAN's Children in Crisis and child-protection focus areas, though more focused on direct services than electoral advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SCActionNetwork
• Facebookfacebook.com/SavetheChildrenActionNetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/thefuturetomorrow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/save-the-children-action-network-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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