Club for Growth

What Club for Growth does

Club for Growth is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit political advocacy organization founded in 1999 and headquartered in Washington, DC. Its mission is to promote free-market policy through candidate endorsements, primary intervention, lobbying, and voter mobilization on behalf of a network of more than 500,000 pro-growth Americans. The organization operates a multi-entity structure that includes its core 501(c)(4), a connected PAC, the Club for Growth Action Super PAC, a foundation, the School Freedom Fund, and the Bitcoin Freedom PAC. Core products and assets include endorsements in Republican primaries, the annual Congressional Economic Scorecard (covering 1,600+ floor votes used to rate every member of Congress), the Defender of Economic Freedom Award slate, state-level school-choice advocacy, and a growing crypto-policy advocacy vertical.

Its business model is fundraising-driven and politically cyclical. Revenue derives primarily from individual donor contributions, with major donors cultivated through an annual winter retreat and recurring high-dollar events. Funds flow across the multi-entity structure: the 501(c)(4) conducts unlimited issue advocacy subject to disclosure, the Super PAC makes independent expenditures in elections, and the School Freedom Fund and Bitcoin Freedom PAC provide targeted verticals for donor earmarks. In the 2024 cycle, affiliated entities collectively raised approximately $163 million, and in 2025 the organization publicly committed an eight-figure federal advocacy campaign aimed at the 2026 midterms, focused on extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts and advancing deregulation, school choice, and crypto-freedom priorities.

Name

Club for Growth

Legal name

Club for Growth

Website

https://clubforgrowth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Club for Growth is a Washington, DC-based 501(c)(4) advocacy organization that promotes free-market policy through candidate endorsements, primary intervention, and a network of 500,000+ supporters, operating across multiple affiliated PAC and Super PAC entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Advocacy Services

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Political advocacy organization
• Free-market policy advocacy
• Campaign endorsement services
• Independent expenditure advertising
• Grassroots voter mobilization

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

Revenue model

1. Political Donations and Contributions: Club for Growth generates revenue through political donations from members and supporters. Contributions are used to fund candidate endorsements, political advertising, advocacy campaigns, and operational expenses. The organization operates multiple entities including Club for Growth PAC (political action committee), Club for Growth Action (Super PAC), and affiliated funds like School Freedom Fund and Bitcoin Freedom PAC.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Club for Growth is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization that advocates for free-market and limited-government economic policies. It endorses candidates in primary and general elections, runs independent expenditure political advertising, conducts national polling, lobbies federal policymakers, and mobilizes grassroots activists across multiple U.S. states.

Product overview

Club for Growth is a single unified advocacy organization with multiple affiliated political entities. The core offering is the Club for Growth network and advocacy for economic freedom, supported by Club for Growth PAC (federal PAC), Club for Growth Action (Super PAC), School Freedom Fund (school choice advocacy), and Bitcoin Freedom PAC (cryptocurrency freedom). The organization also produces the Congressional Economic Scorecard and State Economic Scorecards as analytical tools to evaluate lawmakers, and confers the Defender of Economic Freedom Award to top-scoring legislators. The various PAC entities support and endorse candidates aligned with the organization's limited government principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Club for Growth PAC: Federal political action committee that endorses and makes direct contributions to conservative candidates supporting free-market policies
• Club for Growth Action
• School Freedom Fund
• Bitcoin Freedom PAC

Products and services

• Club for Growth (Main Advocacy Organization) The primary 501(c)(4) social welfare organization that advocates for free-market economic policies, lobbies federal policymakers, and mobilizes grassroots supporters across the United States.
• Club for Growth PAC Affiliated political action committee that raises and contributes funds directly to endorsed federal candidates in primary and general elections.
• Club for Growth Action Super PAC that funds independent expenditure advertising campaigns to support or oppose federal candidates, without coordinating directly with campaigns.
• School Freedom Fund Affiliated fund focused on K-12 education choice, parental rights, and opposition to public-sector monopoly education systems.
• Bitcoin Freedom PAC Affiliated political action committee advocating for digital-asset and Bitcoin-friendly federal policy positions.
• Defender of Economic Freedom Award An award program recognizing members of Congress who score well on the organization's economic freedom voting record.
• Congressional Economic Scorecard A public scorecard that tracks and ranks sitting members of Congress on votes related to taxes, spending, regulation, and other economic-freedom metrics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 79% win rate for Club for Growth PAC endorsed candidates in 2024 elections
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• President Donald TrumpcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerClub for Growth coordinates closely with President Trump and his political team on candidate endorsements and policy priorities. Trump endorsements are described as 'literally trumps everything else' in Republican primaries. The organizations work together on tax policy, school freedom, and other shared priorities. Trump has endorsed multiple Club for Growth PAC candidates including Mike Mazzei, Barry Moore, Kevin Hern, Mike Collins, Ken Paxton, and others.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• MAGA Inc. Pro-Trump aligned Super PAC that emerged in the 2024 cycle; closest emerging peer in directly competing for Trump-aligned primary endorsement influence and large independent expenditure budgets in Senate and House races.

Direct peers

• Americans for Prosperity: Libertarian-conservative advocacy organization founded by the Koch brothers; operates 501(c)(4) advocacy, a Super PAC, and grassroots mobilization across 35+ states — the most direct functional peer to Club for Growth in terms of integrated PAC/Super PAC advocacy structure and economic-freedom policy focus.
• Tea Party Patriots: Grassroots conservative advocacy organization that emerged from the 2009 Tea Party movement; runs candidate endorsement, voter mobilization, and PAC activities aligned with limited-government principles — a peer in scale, structure, and ideological positioning.
• Turning Point USA: Conservative youth-oriented advocacy organization with 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC arms that runs candidate endorsements, campus organizing, and large-scale political events; closest peer in multi-entity conservative advocacy structure and Trump-aligned 2024-2026 activity.
• Americans for Tax Reform: Conservative advocacy organization founded by Grover Norquist focused on tax reduction and limited government; runs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and engages in candidate accountability — a direct peer in the economic-policy advocacy niche with overlapping PAC-style electoral pressure.
• FreedomWorks: Conservative grassroots advocacy organization historically tied to the Tea Party movement; runs candidate endorsement programs and political spending on free-market issues, making it a direct ideological and operational peer to Club for Growth's federal/state endorsement strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America: Major single-issue 501(c)(4) advocacy organization with affiliated PAC and Super PAC that runs large-scale independent expenditure campaigns in federal and state elections; shares the integrated PAC/Super PAC electoral pressure model though focused on pro-life rather than economic-freedom issues.
• Heritage Foundation: One of the largest and most influential conservative think tanks in the U.S.; produces policy research, scorecards, and advocacy campaigns overlapping with Club for Growth's free-market policy work, though operating primarily as a policy shop rather than a Super PAC-driven electoral machine.
• National Rifle Association of America: Long-standing 501(c)(4) advocacy organization with integrated PAC structure, political endorsements, and significant independent expenditure campaigns; shares the single-issue advocacy + electoral pressure model that defines Club for Growth, though focused on Second Amendment issues.

Regional players

• Federalist Society: Conservative legal advocacy organization influential in judicial appointments and legal policy; not a direct electoral competitor but a peer in the broader network of structured conservative institutions that shape Republican policy outcomes and candidate pipelines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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