Young People's Alliance

What Young People's Alliance does

Young People's Alliance (YPA) is a bipartisan, youth-led 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that organizes young people across the United States to advocate for economic opportunity, affordability, and community-strengthening policy. Founded by Sam Hiner and Mick Tobin while they were high school students, YPA has grown to 4,000+ members across 90+ campus chapters in 16 states, with operational offices in Washington DC, Raleigh NC, Gainesville FL, and Atlanta GA and a staff of 23. Its core work spans three programs: campus organizing (chapter meetings, voter registration, base-building conversations), research and policy (listening sessions, bipartisan policy recommendations such as the Gen Z AI Report and Declaration for a New American Dream), and direct advocacy (lobby days, legislator meetings, op-eds, media engagement).

YPA's technology layer is secondary to its advocacy mission but supports member retention and value delivery. The YPA Assembly platform (built on Supabase authentication) functions as the member portal, bundling a job board, career courses, financial education guides, an AI-literacy course, and community features. Two ancillary member benefits are a Chrome extension that automatically detects student discounts at checkout and a Data Reclaim service that automates removal of members' personal information from data broker sites. The organization's principal digital initiative is the Human-like AI Coalition, a 25+ partner bipartisan coalition founded by YPA whose policy framework has been adopted in AI companion safety legislation in seven states.

YPA's business model combines tiered annual membership dues ($20 standard, $100 sustainer, $1,000 leadership circle) with donations processed through Givebutter. As a 501(c)(4), contributions are not tax-deductible, which constrains the donor base relative to 501(c)(3) peers. Distribution is dual-channel: a self-serve website join flow and a campus chapter network that provides in-person organizing touchpoints. The organization's value proposition is modeled after AARP's institutional advocacy model applied to Gen Z, and its measurable outcomes include 800+ legislator meetings, 7 states passing AI chatbot safety laws YPA advocated for, 3,900 students registered to vote, and 30,000 students mobilized in the North Carolina presidential election.

Name

Young People's Alliance

Legal name

Young People's Alliance

Website

https://youngpeoplesalliance.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Young People's Alliance is a bipartisan, youth-led 501(c)(4) nonprofit that organizes 4,000+ members across 90+ campus chapters in 16 states to advocate for Gen Z economic opportunity, affordability, and community policy at the state and federal levels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Advocacy & Civic Engagement

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Youth advocacy
• Civic engagement
• Grassroots organizing
• Policy research
• Nonprofit membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees at three tiers: $20/year for general membership, $100/year for sustainers, and $1,000/year for leadership circle. Members receive benefits including job board access, career courses, student discounts, data privacy protection, and exclusive events.
2. Donations: Tax-deductible donations accepted through Givebutter platform. YPA is a 501(c)(4) organization. Monthly and one-time giving options available. Donations support grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and civic education programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Young People's Alliance is a bipartisan, youth-led 501(c)(4) nonprofit that organizes young people across the country to advocate for solutions to economic opportunity, affordability, and community issues. Through grassroots organizing across 90+ campus chapters, policy research, and direct legislative advocacy, YPA gives young people institutional political power they have historically lacked. Members receive benefits including job board access, career courses, automatic student discounts, data privacy protection, and exclusive events.

Product overview

Young People's Alliance (YPA) is a single unified nonprofit organization focused on youth advocacy and civic engagement rather than a technology product company. The core offering is a membership-based advocacy movement (YPA Assembly platform) providing student discounts, career programs, and data privacy tools. The organization operates several interconnected advocacy initiatives including campus organizing, research and policy development, and direct youth advocacy programs. Key campaigns include the Human-like AI Coalition for AI companion regulation and the Declaration for a New American Dream policy agenda. The organization is structured as a 501(c)(4) with an affiliated Education Fund.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YPA Membership Annual membership subscription to Young People's Alliance available at three tiers ($20 general, $100 sustainer, $1,000 leadership circle). Provides member access to job board, career courses, automatic student discounts via Chrome extension, data broker removal service, exclusive events, and policy advocacy participation. Free chapter membership available for students at 90+ campus chapters.
• YPA Assembly Platform Member portal providing exclusive benefits including student discounts, career programs, internship postings, data reclaim services, and courses on personal finance, career readiness, and AI. Includes member login, community features, and chapter organization tools backed by Supabase authentication infrastructure.
• Gen Z AI Report (The Need for a New American Dream) Research report based on listening sessions with approximately 210 students across 22 campuses in Fall 2025, finding that young Americans draw clear lines around where AI belongs. Used to inform bipartisan policy recommendations on AI companion regulation and youth issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 states passed AI chatbot safety legislation in 2025-2026 that YPA advocated for
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and supporting.

• Common Sense MediacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Partnered in coalition advocacy for New York S.9051 AI chatbot safety legislation. Common Sense Media is a leading organization advocating for safe technology for kids.
• Transparency CoalitionkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2026Partnered with Transparency Coalition in advancing Washington HB 2225. Coalition leadership helped bring together momentum needed to pass the landmark AI companion safety legislation.
• Human-like AI CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026YPA founded and leads this bipartisan coalition of 25+ partner organizations including youth advocates, mental health experts, and policy organizations. The coalition developed a comprehensive policy framework for AI companion regulation that has been adopted in legislation across multiple states including Washington HB 2225, Hawaii HB 1782, Nebraska LB 939, and Virginia bills.
• Parents RisesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting K.G.M. v. Meta & YouTube litigation, working together in advocacy activations outside landmark social media trials.
• Parents TogethersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in coalition supporting children online safety litigation and advocacy efforts.
• The GuardiankeyGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor media outlet providing coverage of YPA advocacy work, including affordability crisis issues and youth perspectives.
• NPRkeyGTM or Marketing PartnerNational Public Radio covering YPA student perspectives on AI, social media, and youth issues.
• AxioskeyGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital media outlet providing coverage of YPA member perspectives on job market and Gen Z economic issues.
• PBSkeyGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic broadcasting outlet covering YPA youth advocacy initiatives.
• Common Cause NCkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerBob Phillips, Executive Director of Common Cause NC, serves on YPA Education Fund Board. Common Cause NC is a nonpartisan voter protection and good government organization.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gen-Z for Change: Youth-led digital-first advocacy organization focused on Gen Z political engagement; directly comparable in youth-led organizing, social media-driven campaigns, and progressive-leaning policy advocacy on issues like housing and AI.
• Rock the Vote: Long-standing youth voter mobilization and civic engagement organization; directly comparable in voter registration drives, GOTV activity, and youth-targeted civic engagement tactics that YPA also executes at scale.
• Common Sense Media: Nonprofit advocating for children's and teens' digital safety and wellbeing; YPA is a coalition partner on AI chatbot and platform safety legislation and shares a policy focus on youth technology harms, kids' online safety, and design-based regulation.
• DoSomething.org: Youth civic engagement nonprofit that mobilizes young people around social causes through digital campaigns; comparable in targeting Gen Z for civic action, advocacy campaigns, and youth-led issue organizing.
• March For Our Lives: A youth-led gun violence prevention advocacy organization built after the Parkland shooting; comparable in grassroots campus organizing, lobby days, voter mobilization, and youth-led direct advocacy model that YPA employs.
• Sunrise Movement: Youth-led climate and political advocacy organization using campus chapters, direct action, and lobby days; directly comparable grassroots organizing infrastructure and youth-led advocacy tactics to YPA, though focused on climate policy.

Emerging players

• ParentsTogether: Parent-led advocacy organization on children's online safety and platform accountability; YPA coalition partner on litigation and advocacy activations, with a directly overlapping policy focus on kids' digital safety and tech platform harm.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group): Nonprofit consumer and public interest advocacy network with strong student chapter presence on campuses; comparable in state-based chapter organizing, advocacy training, and policy research infrastructure.
• AARP: AARP is the explicit model YPA references for its generational advocacy structure; both organizations serve as institutional political advocates for a specific demographic cohort through membership, lobbying, and policy research, though AARP focuses on Americans 50+ rather than Gen Z.
• Common Cause: Nonpartisan civic reform and democracy advocacy nonprofit; directly comparable in legislative advocacy, lobbying, and bipartisan reform orientation, with Common Cause NC's executive director sitting on YPA's Education Fund Board.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ypalliance

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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