It is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) membership association with members in every U.S. state and 10 nations.

Protect achieved great success in its first three years, winning legislative victories in eight state legislatures.

[4] In 2009, a second punk rock compilation charity record, Protect II: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children, was released jointly by Geykido Comet Records and Scissor Press.

[5] This album was spearheaded by Verbicide publishers Jackson Ellis and Nate Pollard, along with Shahab Zargari and Heela Naqshband of GC Records.

[citation needed] Former child actress Alison Arngrim, who was a victim of sexual abuse, lobbies for and speaks for Protect.