What One Pennsylvania does

One Pennsylvania (OnePA) is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(4) grassroots political advocacy organization founded in 2011, operating with 11-50 employees and an affiliated 501(c)(3) charitable arm called "OnePA for All" (onepaforall.org). Its mission centers on racial, economic, and social justice, with explicit focus on empowering Black communities, countering political disillusionment, and protecting and expanding democracy in Pennsylvania. Core activities include voter education (including a "Make A Plan To Vote" tool leveraging the state vote.pa portal), candidate endorsements vetted through an internal Political Committee that screens for alignment with working-family interests over corporate donor interests, leadership development programs, and coalition-based campaigns across three primary verticals: economic justice ("Restoring a Fair Workweek"), housing justice, and political power.

The organization does not sell products or software services; its primary product surface consists of advocacy programming, endorsement vetting, member mobilization, and coalition campaigns. Its underlying technology stack is minimal and non-proprietary: a DatoCMS-hosted website (onepa.org), action forms hosted on NGP VAN/EveryAction (everyaction.com), and donation processing via ActBlue (secure.actblue.com/donate/one-pennsylvania-1). No APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

OnePA's business model is donor-supported rather than commercial. Revenue is generated through one-time and recurring individual contributions processed through ActBlue, with publicly disclosed preset donation tiers of $5, $10, $25, $50, $75, and $100 on a monthly cadence. The go-to-market motion is community-led: building collective power through member recruitment, voter education, and candidate endorsement. Customer segments are defined as two primary personas — Black communities in Pennsylvania facing voter disenfranchisement, and everyday working families seeking progressive political representation — with horizontal segmentation. Distribution occurs through the website, organic social channels under "one pennsylvania" branding, email/newsletter engagement, and a strategic partnership with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey on a $100 million housing preservation fund targeting ~7,500 low-income homes facing expiring federal housing subsidies.

Name

One Pennsylvania

Legal name

One Pennsylvania

Website

https://onepa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

One Pennsylvania (OnePA) is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(4) grassroots advocacy organization that mobilizes Black communities and working families through voter education, progressive candidate endorsements, and coalition campaigns on economic, housing, and political-justice issues, funded primarily by small-dollar individual donations via ActBlue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pausa

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: OnePA generates revenue through one-time and recurring donations from individuals via the ActBlue platform. Donation tiers shown range from $5 to $100, supporting the organization's mission to endorse progressive candidates and mobilize communities for political change.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

One Pennsylvania (OnePA) is a grassroots non-profit movement that mobilizes communities in Pennsylvania around racial, economic, and social justice issues. Its core activities include voter education, endorsing progressive political candidates through a Political Committee interview process, leadership development for Black communities, and coalition-based campaigns focused on housing justice, economic justice (e.g., fair workweek), and political power building.

Product overview

One Pennsylvania (OnePA) is a grassroots membership organization focused on racial, economic, and social justice advocacy in Pennsylvania. The organization does not offer traditional technology products; instead, it provides political advocacy services including voter education, candidate endorsements, leadership development programs, and coalition-based campaigns focused on environmental justice, economic justice, housing justice, and political power. The organization enables member participation through action alerts, donations, and campaign engagement rather than through software products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OnePA for All: Referenced as OnePA's C3 organization (501(c)(3) charitable arm)

Products and services

• Voter Education Program
• Candidate Endorsement Program
• Housing Justice Coalition Campaign

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New JerseyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced in news coverage regarding the $100 million preservation fund being raised to address expiring federal housing subsidies affecting approximately 7,500 low-income homes in Philadelphia. OnePA and United Way appear to be working toward complementary goals in housing justice advocacy.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• People's Action: A national progressive organizing network spanning housing, healthcare, and economic justice campaigns across dozens of state affiliates. Comparable as a multi-issue progressive infrastructure org with grassroots member-led model that overlaps OnePA's issue portfolio.
• Working Families Party: A multistate progressive political party that endorses and runs candidates advocating for working families. Comparable as a multi-state progressive infrastructure that endorses candidates and mobilizes working-family voters, mirroring OnePA's Political Committee process.
• ACLU of Pennsylvania: State-level affiliate of the ACLU focused on civil liberties litigation, voter rights, and democracy protection in Pennsylvania. Comparable as a Pennsylvania-anchored civil rights and democracy organization pursuing overlapping policy goals through a different operating model.
• Common Cause: National nonpartisan democracy reform organization with state operations focused on voting rights, anti-corruption, and campaign finance reform. Comparable as a broader, more established player protecting and expanding democracy in the same issue space as OnePA.
• NAACP: The largest U.S. civil rights organization with state and local chapters, including in Pennsylvania, running voter protection and social justice campaigns. Comparable as a broader, more resourced Black-civic-engagement institution whose mission overlaps with OnePA's focus on Black community empowerment.
• Demos: A national racial justice and democracy policy organization conducting research and advocacy on voting rights, economic power, and progressive reform. Comparable as a broader policy-and-advocacy organization with overlapping issues (voter disenfranchisement, racial and economic justice).

Direct peers

• State Voices: A national network of state-based civic engagement tables coordinating voter mobilization across progressive constituencies. Directly comparable as a multi-state organizing infrastructure that incubates and supports state-level affiliates like OnePA.
• When We All Vote: Nonpartisan voter registration and turnout organization founded by Michelle Obama. Directly comparable in mission (voter education and mobilization) and donor-funded nonprofit operating model.
• Mobilize: A progressive volunteer and donor mobilization infrastructure that powers event and fundraising pages for nonprofits and campaigns. Comparable as the digital backbone many civic engagement orgs, including OnePA, rely on for grassroots organizing.
• New Pennsylvania Project: Pennsylvania-based civic engagement organization focused on registering and turning out underrepresented voters, particularly in communities of color. Directly comparable to OnePA's grassroots, multi-issue Pennsylvania civic infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/onepennsylvania
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onepa

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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