Results

What Results does

RESULTS is a U.S.-based nonprofit policy advocacy organization founded in 1980 that mobilizes a nationwide network of volunteers to influence federal legislative and budgetary outcomes on poverty-related issues. It operates through two legal entities — RESULTS Educational Fund, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and RESULTS, a 501(c)(4) grassroots lobbying arm — both headquartered at 1101 15th Street NW in Washington, DC. The organization recruits and trains ordinary citizens as volunteer advocates, who commit roughly 4–6 hours per month to meeting with members of Congress, publishing media (letters to the editor and op-eds), and conducting community outreach across all 50 U.S. states.

The organization does not develop proprietary technology products; its core capabilities center on a structured advocacy methodology (e.g., Laser Talks, EPIC messaging, lobby leave-behinds), a volunteer training infrastructure (online orientations, monthly national webinars, an annual National Conference, and the 11-month RESULTS Fellowship for activists aged 20–45), and an issue campaign portfolio spanning U.S. domestic programs (SNAP, Medicaid, housing, Child Tax Credit) and global health/development initiatives (the Global Fund to Fight AIDS/Tuberculosis/Malaria, Gavi, tuberculosis, nutrition, education). It also hosts the secretariat for the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership, a network of 14 civil society organizations across five continents.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through individual donations (one-time, monthly recurring, DAF, IRA rollovers, stock, and planned giving), supplemented by a $100 National Conference registration fee. RESULTS does not disclose financial figures, but reports leveraging approximately $2,000 in policy impact per donor dollar and crediting its advocacy with directing more than $200 billion toward anti-poverty programs since 1980, including 6,600+ face-to-face congressional meetings, 168,500+ staff interactions, and 17,000+ published media pieces.

Name

Results

Legal name

RESULTS Educational Fund, Inc.

Website

https://results.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

RESULTS is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that trains and mobilizes a nationwide network of volunteer advocates to influence U.S. federal policy on domestic and global poverty, operating through a 501(c)(3) and a 501(c)(4) entity with programs including the RESULTS Fellowship, Experts on Poverty, and an annual National Conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Political Organizations (813940)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy (BPAGAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Grassroots policy advocacy
• Anti-poverty lobbying
• Volunteer advocacy training
• Congressional lobbying campaigns
• Public policy education

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. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute tax-deductible gifts to RESULTS Educational Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations can be one-time or monthly recurring, and donors can cover processing fees. The organization also offers donor-advised fund (DAF) giving, IRA charitable rollovers, stock gifts, and planned/legacy giving options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RESULTS recruits and trains everyday volunteers across all 50 U.S. states to become skilled anti-poverty advocates. Volunteers conduct direct lobbying of members of Congress, publish letters to the editor and op-eds, and participate in organized advocacy campaigns. The organization funds this activity through tax-deductible charitable donations and supports it with structured programs including the RESULTS Fellowship, Experts on Poverty Program, annual National Conference, and the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership.

Product overview

RESULTS is a non-profit advocacy organization offering a comprehensive ecosystem of programs and tools for anti-poverty advocacy. The core offerings include the RESULTS Fellowship (11-month leadership program), Experts on Poverty Program (advocates with lived experience), and the annual National Conference (in-person training and Capitol Hill advocacy). Supporting these are advocacy tools like Laser Talks (concise messaging frameworks) and the Action Center (resource hub), along with training via National Webinars and online orientations. RESULTS also hosts the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership for global health work, and operates peer-to-peer fundraising through Salsa Labs. The organization historically ran the Microcredit Summit Campaign and is currently focused on the 2026 Build a Better Future Campaign addressing both U.S. and global poverty issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RESULTS Fellowship An 11-month cohort-based leadership program for activists ages 20-45 that develops advocacy, organizing, media, and policy skills alongside a community of peers. Fellows learn about the roots of systemic poverty and build an activist skillset for lifelong anti-poverty advocacy.
• Experts on Poverty Program A program comprising individuals with lived/living experiences of poverty from across the United States who receive training to become leaders and advocates, shaping public policy and educating Congress on anti-poverty issues.
• National Conference An annual multi-day in-person conference held in Washington, DC that brings together volunteer advocates for training sessions, policy panels, networking, and coordinated Capitol Hill lobby meetings with members of Congress.
• ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership A global health advocacy partnership of 14 locally rooted independent civil society organizations across five continents working to ensure equitable health outcomes, with RESULTS serving as secretariat host.
• National Webinars Monthly webinars that bring together the entire RESULTS advocate network to share stories, information, policy updates, and action opportunities, serving as both training and community-building events.
• Online Volunteer Orientation

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ACTION Global Health Advocacy PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRESULTS hosts the secretariat for the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership, which consists of 14 locally rooted independent civil society organizations on five continents driven by a shared mission to ensure equitable health outcomes for all. ACTION amplifies RESULTS' work to reduce global poverty through a coordinated international advocacy network.
• Microcredit Summit CampaigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor 20 years, RESULTS hosted the Microcredit Summit Campaign, which helped drive the massive scale-up of access to microfinance for people in poverty, while identifying innovative pathways to transformative financial and social inclusion. The campaign set a bold goal in 1997 to reach 100 million of the world's poorest families with microcredit loans, which was achieved by 2006.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oxfam America: Oxfam America combines grassroots advocacy with global anti-poverty work, including backing the same Global Fund and global health appropriations that RESULTS advocates for, with overlapping Capitol Hill strategy and volunteer mobilization.
• ONE Campaign: ONE is a global anti-poverty advocacy organization that mobilizes citizens to lobby policymakers and uses data-driven campaigns, mirroring RESULTS' model of grassroots political pressure to drive legislative outcomes for poverty-related issues.
• Bread for the World: Bread for the World is a faith-based Christian advocacy organization focused on hunger and poverty policy in the U.S. and globally, operating a similar volunteer-driven lobby model with annual Conference/legislative days and offering-of-letters campaigns.
• Save the Children Action Network: The 501(c)(4) lobbying arm of Save the Children focuses on U.S. child poverty, early childhood education, and global child health — directly overlapping RESULTS' child tax credit, global maternal/child health, and education advocacy work.
• CARE Action: CARE's advocacy arm campaigns against global poverty, hunger, and women's empowerment through congressional engagement and grassroots volunteer mobilization, sharing RESULTS' policy-leverage approach.
• Faith in Public Life: A faith-rooted advocacy network that mobilizes religious communities for policy change on poverty, equity, and justice issues using state-level organizing and direct lobby days, structurally similar to RESULTS' volunteer network.
• World Vision Advocacy: World Vision's U.S. advocacy operations lobby Congress on global hunger, child health, and foreign assistance, paralleling RESULTS' appropriations-focused strategy on similar programs.

Regional players

• Results Canada / Results UK / Results Australia: RESULTS launched sister affiliates in Australia, Canada, and the UK in 1990 under a shared anti-poverty advocacy model; Results Canada/UK operate the same volunteer-driven congressional lobbying approach in their respective legislatures.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: Habitat operates a large volunteer network for housing-related work and engages policymakers on affordable housing, overlapping RESULTS' housing issue area and grassroots volunteer recruitment model.
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: CBPP is a leading progressive think tank analyzing federal and state budget impacts on low-income populations, with policy depth on SNAP, Medicaid, housing, and tax credits that closely aligns with RESULTS' appropriations priorities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RESULTS_Tweets
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RESULTSorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/RESULTSEdFund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/results-educational-fund
• Instagraminstagram.com/voices4results

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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