The Grateful Garment Project

What The Grateful Garment Project does

The Grateful Garment Project (TGGP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in March 2011 by Lisa J. Blanchard and headquartered in San Jose, California. The organization provides emergency clothing, toiletries, gift cards, and related resources to victims of sexual violence across California, distributing 39,000+ items and serving 34,000+ survivors in FY2023-2024. Its service portfolio comprises seven core programs: Resource Closets (post-forensic-exam emergency clothing), Beyond the Closet (shelter and safe-house supplies), Pack-It Forward (law enforcement packs for trafficking victims), Operation Esteem (youth gift card incentives for retention in recovery services), Dress for Dignity (court-attire gift cards), Beautification Projects (healing environment upgrades), and the Dollar A Day for Dignity recurring donation campaign.

TGGP operates with a minimal paid team of 1-10 staff supplemented by volunteers, and distributes resources through a network of 100+ partner agencies including SART facilities, rape crisis centers, shelters, youth homeless shelters, law enforcement, and Family Justice Centers across 45 California counties. Partner agencies self-serve via a web-based ordering portal at orders.gratefulgarment.org. Technology footprint is limited to this portal plus standard digital marketing channels; there is no proprietary platform or AI/ML capability.

The revenue model is 100% donor-funded with no government funding. Income is derived from individual donations (including low-dollar recurring giving through Dollar A Day for Dignity), corporate and foundation grants (Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Google, Oracle, Netflix, LinkedIn, KLA Foundation, In-N-Out Foundation, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians), and fundraising events (annual DigniTea Luncheon). All resources are provided free of charge to survivors; the organization holds GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (Tax ID 80-0725390).

Name

The Grateful Garment Project

Legal name

The Grateful Garment Project

Website

https://gratefulgarment.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Grateful Garment Project is a San Jose-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides emergency clothing, toiletries, and gift cards to victims of sexual violence across California through 100+ partner agencies in 45 counties, funded entirely by individual, corporate, and foundation donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Violence Survivor Support Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Housing Services (62422)

akta.pro primary industry

Donation, Resale & Textile Recycling Coordination (HSAFABAI)

Keywords

• Sexual violence survivor services
• Nonprofit victim support
• Emergency clothing assistance
• Human trafficking response
• Survivor dignity programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through one-time and recurring donations via the website. The 'Dollar A Day for Dignity' campaign encourages monthly recurring donations of $1-$5 per day.
2. Corporate and Foundation Donations: Major donors including corporations (Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Google, Oracle, Netflix, LinkedIn, etc.) and foundations provide charitable contributions. TGGP is 100% donor funded with no government funding.
3. Fundraising Events: Annual DigniTea Luncheon events serve as primary fundraising activities, with the 2026 event celebrating 15 years of impact.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The Grateful Garment Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides new emergency clothing, toiletries, and dignity-restoring resources to victims of sexual violence immediately after forensic examinations and through ongoing shelter, trafficking, and court-related support. Services are delivered free of charge through a network of 100+ partner agencies including SART facilities, rape crisis centers, safe houses, shelters, youth homeless shelters, group homes, law enforcement agencies, and Family Justice Centers across 45 California counties.

Product overview

The Grateful Garment Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a service-based charity rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of survivor support programs organized around restoring dignity to victims of sexual violence. The core offerings include Resource Closets (emergency clothing post-forensic exam), Beyond the Closet (resources for shelter residents), Pack-It Forward (emergency packs for trafficking victims), Operation Esteem (youth incentive gift cards for therapeutic retention), Dress for Dignity (court-appropriate clothing gift cards), and Beautification Projects (healing environment upgrades for service providers). These programs are complemented by the Dollar A Day for Dignity recurring donation campaign. The organization distributes 39,000+ items annually through 100+ partner agencies across California counties, serving approximately 35-45 victims daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dollar A Day for Dignity: A recurring donation campaign encouraging supporters to donate one dollar per day to help restore dignity to victims of sexual violence.
• Operation Esteem

Products and services

• Resource Closets Provides new emergency clothing and resources for survivors of sexual violence to wear home post forensic examination (rape kit) or after seeking services from Sexual Violence Service Providers. Resources are placed in on-site resource closets at partner agencies such as SART facilities.
• Beyond the Closet

Quantifiable outcome

• 39,000+ items distributed to sexual violence victims in FY2023-2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest US anti-sexual-violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline and public-awareness campaigns. Comparable because it serves the same victim population (sexual violence survivors) through a national partner/agency network, but at a much larger scale and broader programmatic scope.
• Polaris (operating as Polaris Project): National anti-human-trafficking organization that overlaps directly with TGGP's Pack-It Forward and CSEC/HST programming. Comparable donor-funded nonprofit serving trafficking survivors through partner networks across the US.
• National Children's Alliance: National network accrediting Children's Advocacy Centers serving child victims of abuse. Comparable because it operates as a network of partner agencies delivering direct services to child sexual violence victims, similar to TGGP's partner-agency model.

Direct peers

• Joyful Heart Foundation: National nonprofit dedicated to healing, advocacy, and justice for sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse survivors. Directly comparable as a survivor-services nonprofit with programmatic funding needs and a strong celebrity/philanthropic donor base, overlapping with TGGP's mission focus.
• Shared Hope International: Nonprofit focused on eradicating sex trafficking and restoring survivors of sexual exploitation. Comparable as a donor-funded, partner-network-based organization serving the same CSEC/HST survivor population TGGP supports through Pack-It Forward.
• ECPAT-USA: US branch of an international network combating commercial sexual exploitation of children. Directly comparable mission overlap with TGGP's expanded sexual violence mandate, including trafficking survivors.
• Sanctuary for Families: New York-based nonprofit providing shelter, clinical, and legal services to survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking. Comparable donor-funded, partner-collaborative organization serving overlapping survivor populations with direct material and therapeutic support.

Emerging players

• Dress for Success: Global nonprofit providing clothing and professional attire to women in need of economic independence. Strong comparability in the core model of providing clothing to restore dignity, though its beneficiaries and program goals differ (employment vs. post-trauma recovery).
• Thistle Farms: Nashville-based nonprofit employing and supporting women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. Comparable 'dignity-restoration' mission and donor-supported operating model, though it operates earned-revenue social enterprises alongside direct services.

Others

• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): National advocacy organization addressing domestic violence with overlapping survivor-services network model. Comparable donor-funded policy and direct-service nonprofit serving adjacent victim populations, but with broader systemic-advocacy focus rather than material aid.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC24Vmto1Pl7oEeQgXG-PI1w
• Facebookfacebook.com/GratefulGarment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-grateful-garment-project
• Instagraminstagram.com/gratefulgarmentproject
• Xx.com/gratefulgarment

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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