What One4All does

One4All, operating commercially as Cauze (legal entity: Cauze Charitable Fund), is a US-based tech-first nonprofit founded in 2011 and headquartered in Boise, Idaho, that has built a digital giving platform to democratize donor-advised funds. The core product is a personal giving account that removes the traditional barriers of a $5,000 minimum balance and the requirement for a wealth advisor, enabling one-time or recurring donations from $1 to any registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The platform has facilitated 165,000+ donations totaling $20M+ to nonprofits across a catalog of 2M+ registered organizations, and positions itself as the first to democratize the DAF model for everyday philanthropy.

The product surface is organized around three modules: the core Cauze Platform (personal giving account and donation processing), Cauzes (curated, shareable collections of nonprofits that function as "playlists for philanthropy" and propagate through social sharing), and Cauze Gifts (a charitable gift card add-on where recipients direct funds to nonprofits of their choice, marketed for corporate gifting, incentives, loyalty, and service recovery). The architecture is delivered as a single self-serve web application (web.cauze.com) with no disclosed mobile app, API, or third-party integrations; underlying core technology is not publicly documented.

The business model is platform-based with a product-led growth motion: individual donors self-serve at no minimum, while corporate, nonprofit, and celebrity segments are reached through dedicated landing pages. Revenue generation mechanisms are not explicitly disclosed in available materials — a notable transparency gap given the nonprofit structure. The company has disclosed $1.375M in cumulative funding across two rounds in 2012 ($625K) and 2014 ($750K), and operates with 11–50 employees. Customer segments span individual consumers, companies (employee giving, CSR, client gifting), nonprofits (donor discovery), and celebrities/athletes (influence monetization without foundation overhead).

Name

One4All

Legal name

Cauze Charitable Fund

Website

https://one4all.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

One4All, operating as Cauze, is a US-based tech-first nonprofit that operates a digital giving platform democratizing donor-advised funds for individual donors, companies, nonprofits, and celebrities, removing traditional minimum-balance requirements across 2M+ registered nonprofits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Giving Platform

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Charitable giving platform
• Donor-advised fund
• Corporate giving solutions
• Community philanthropy tools
• Nonprofit fundraising software

Headquarters

HQ city

Boise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Services: As a tech-first nonprofit, Cauze operates a platform that facilitates charitable giving. The platform enables donor-advised fund functionality, Cauze gifts (charitable gift cards), and corporate giving solutions. Revenue generation mechanisms are not explicitly disclosed in available materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

One4All, operating as Cauze, runs a tech-first nonprofit web platform that provides personal giving accounts replicating donor-advised fund (DAF) functionality without traditional wealth minimums or paperwork. Users open a giving account in minutes, curate themed collections of nonprofits called 'Cauzes' that can be shared socially, and send charitable gift cards ('Cauze Gifts') that let recipients choose their own causes. The platform serves individuals, companies, nonprofits, and public figures through one consolidated web interface for personal, corporate, and community giving.

Product overview

Cauze is a tech-first nonprofit platform offering a unified personal giving account system. The core platform provides a democratized donor-advised fund with no wealth minimums or paperwork requirements. The Cauzes feature enables users to curate themed collections of nonprofits and share them socially. Cauze Gifts is an add-on module that transforms the gift card concept into charitable giving, letting recipients choose their own causes. The platform targets individuals, companies, nonprofits, and celebrities, consolidating employee giving, community engagement, and corporate donations into one interface.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cauze: A curated collection of nonprofits that users can create, share, and invite others to join — functioning as a playlist for philanthropy.
• Cauze Gifts

Products and services

• Cauze Platform (Personal Giving Account) A web-based personal giving account that replicates foundation-level donor-advised fund functionality with no $5,000 minimum, no wealth advisor, and no paperwork. Users can sign up in minutes, fund their account from $1 to $10,000 (one-time or recurring), and give directly to any of 2M+ registered nonprofits. Designed for individual donors, companies, nonprofits, and celebrities via a single self-serve interface.
• Cauzes Curated, themed collections of registered nonprofits that function as philanthropy playlists. Users create a Cauze around a cause (e.g., Boise refugee support, climate resilience, local school plus food bank), share it with their network, and let others join with their own contributions and pass it on. Each Cauze tracks collective giving and produces a Year in Giving impact report for the curator.
• Cauze Gifts A charitable gift card funded on-demand from the giver's Cauze account, delivered with a personal message. The recipient chooses which registered nonprofit receives the funds rather than the giver directing the cause. Sold for individual gifting and for businesses as compliance-friendly charitable incentives (purchase rewards, feedback incentives, service recovery, loyalty programs).

Quantifiable outcome

• 165,000+ donations processed through the platform
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vanguard Charitable: Large incumbent DAF sponsor offering donor-advised fund accounts comparable in structure to Cauze's, but targeted at Vanguard's HNW investors rather than the everyday donor Cauze is courting.
• GoFundMe Charity: Large-scale consumer and nonprofit fundraising platform overlapping with Cauze's social, peer-driven donation model, though lacking an equivalent DAF-style personal giving account.
• Fidelity Charitable: The largest U.S. donor-advised fund sponsor and a direct functional peer to Cauze's DAF platform, but serving a HNW audience with $5,000 minimums rather than Cauze's mass-market, no-minimum model.
• Schwab Charitable: Major incumbent DAF sponsor operating under a similar donor-advised fund structure to Cauze, but anchored to Schwab's wealth management client base and traditional minimum-balance requirements.

Emerging players

• Givebutter: Modern fundraising platform for nonprofits with strong product-led growth and social sharing features, comparable to Cauze in GTM motion and target user base, though focused on nonprofit-side fundraising rather than donor-side accounts.
• DonorsChoose: Crowdfunding platform for education and public-school causes that demonstrates a similar product-led, cause-curation pattern to Cauze's Cauzes, serving individual donors looking to support specific nonprofits.

Direct peers

• GlobalGiving: Global crowdfunding and DAF-style giving marketplace for nonprofits, with a curated nonprofit directory and recurring giving features that parallel Cauze's platform structure.
• Benevity: Corporate giving and employee engagement platform that overlaps directly with Cauze's Companies segment (employee giving, corporate donations, real-time reporting) and is the primary B2B competitor for Cauze's enterprise motion.
• Network for Good: Donor-advised fund sponsor and online fundraising platform serving individuals, nonprofits, and corporations, closely mirroring Cauze's multi-segment DAF-plus-donation model.
• Bright Funds: Workplace giving and corporate philanthropy platform comparable to Cauze's Companies offering, providing consolidated giving programs, employee engagement, and grantmaking for enterprises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/One4all
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/one4all

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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