Act on Mass

What Act on Mass does

Act on Mass, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(4) social welfare nonprofit founded in 2018 and headquartered at 35 Kenwood Street, Dorchester Center. The organization campaigns for transparency and accountability in the Massachusetts State House by tracking key bills, recording how state representatives vote, and mobilizing constituents to contact their legislators on progressive issues. It is explicitly focused on the Massachusetts state legislature only and does not accept corporate contributions.

The organization operates a web-based advocacy platform whose core products are the Saturday Scoop weekly newsletter (Beacon Hill legislative analysis and action alerts), a Legislator Search Tool that routes constituents to their statehouse representatives, a Bill Tracking System logging co-sponsorship and voting records, and a Transparency Pledge campaign asking legislators to make committee votes public, cap Speaker tenure, and allow time to read bills before voting. Issue-specific advocacy platforms extend the core offering into criminal justice reform, labor rights, environmental justice, reproductive health, LGBTQ+ rights, housing, education funding, and immigrant rights. The technology stack is minimal: a content website, a curated legislative database, and the EveryAction tool for donations and sign-ups; no API, SDK, or proprietary ML/AI components are described.

The business model is a donation-funded nonprofit with free open membership. Approximately 60% of operating support comes from individual grassroots donations with an average contribution of $35.40, and approximately 40% comes from grants from progressive unions. Revenue is not disclosed; the organization is described as a small nonprofit with a modest budget and 1-10 employees. Go-to-market is purely community-led: a weekly newsletter, a website, a volunteer program, and direct action tools, with no paid advertising and no pricing or commercial product.

Name

Act on Mass

Legal name

Act on Mass, Inc.

Website

https://actonmass.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Act on Mass is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that tracks Massachusetts State House bills and voting records, mobilizes constituents to contact legislators, and runs a Saturday Scoop newsletter plus coalition-backed advocacy campaigns on progressive issues, funded by small-dollar donations and union grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Social Advocacy Organizations (813319), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy (BPAGAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), Education Policy Advocacy & Lobbying Organizations (EDADADAB)

Keywords

• Civic advocacy services
• Legislative transparency
• Grassroots organizing
• Nonprofit advocacy
• Progressive policy campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Dorchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Grassroots Donations: Approximately 60% of funding comes from individual grassroots donations. The average donation is $35.40, indicating a broad base of small-dollar supporters.
2. Progressive Union Grants: Approximately 40% of funding comes from grants from progressive unions who support the organization's work for government transparency and progressive legislation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Act on Mass is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy organization that campaigns for transparency and accountability in the Massachusetts State House through grassroots organizing. It provides free membership tools including a Saturday Scoop weekly newsletter, a legislator search tool, a bill tracking system, and action alert campaigns that enable Massachusetts residents to contact their representatives on progressive legislation.

Product overview

Act on Mass is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy organization, not a software product company. Its core offering is a web-based advocacy platform comprising the Saturday Scoop newsletter, a legislator search tool, bill tracking services, and multiple issue-based advocacy campaigns (Sunlight Agenda, Labor Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Environmental Justice, etc.). The organization does not offer commercial software products, APIs, or technology integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Saturday Scoop: The weekly newsletter with breakdown and analysis of what's happening on Beacon Hill, and how to take action.

Products and services

• Saturday Scoop newsletter A weekly newsletter distributed to Massachusetts residents to summarize State House activity and progressive legislation.
• Legislator search tool A free online tool that enables Massachusetts residents to identify their state legislators so they can contact them on bills.
• Bill tracking system A system that lets Massachusetts residents follow the status of specific bills in the State House so they can take timely action.
• Action alert campaigns Coordinated grassroots campaigns that mobilize Act on Mass members to contact legislators on specific progressive bills in the Massachusetts State House.
• Free civic advocacy membership A no-cost membership that gives Massachusetts residents access to the Saturday Scoop newsletter, legislator search tool, bill tracking system, and action alert campaigns.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Fight for the FutureminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Advocacy coalition partner in opposing House Bill H 5366 (social media bill for children). Collaborated on press event at Massachusetts State House to lobby lawmakers on data privacy concerns.
• MassEqualityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Advocacy coalition partner in opposing House Bill H 5366, specifically focused on impacts on LGBTQ+ youth. Participated in State House press event.
• Protect Trans FuturesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Advocacy coalition partner concerned about data privacy and LGBTQ+ youth impacts from proposed social media legislation.
• AFL-CIO (Massachusetts)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting Stop Wage Theft campaign and workers' rights legislation.
• Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting workers' rights and education funding legislation.
• AFT MassachusettsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting labor rights and education advocacy.
• Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of MassachusettsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Healthy Youth Act coalition, supporting comprehensive sex education and reproductive healthcare advocacy.
• MassEqualityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGBTQ+ advocacy organization partner in Healthy Youth Act coalition.
• Healthy Youth Act CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of organizations advocating for comprehensive, LGBTQ+-inclusive sex education in Massachusetts schools.
• ACLU MassachusettsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting criminal justice reform, police accountability, and ending mass incarceration.
• Families for Justice As HealingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization led by formerly incarcerated women advocating for prison alternatives and criminal justice reform.
• MA Power ForwardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner for climate and renewable energy advocacy in Massachusetts.
• CWA (Communications Workers of America)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabor union partner supporting climate and workers' rights legislation.
• Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting THRIVE Act campaign to replace MCAS graduation requirement with local district certification.
• MEJA (Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation justice coalition partner in THRIVE Act campaign.
• AFT-MAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion partner supporting education reform and THRIVE Act advocacy.
• Fund Our FutureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner advocating for public higher education funding through the Cherish Act.
• MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy) CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmigration advocacy coalition partner supporting Safe Communities Act to limit cooperation with ICE.
• Planned Parenthood Advocacy FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting Abortion Access Act and reproductive healthcare legislation.
• Reproductive Equity NowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization advocating for reproductive healthcare access and abortion rights.
• Mass Alliance of HUD TenantsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTenant advocacy partner supporting Lift the Ban on Local Tenant Protections campaign.
• Homes for All MassachusettsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing justice coalition partner for tenant protection and rent control advocacy.
• City Life/Vida UrbanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrassroots housing organization partner supporting local tenant protection measures.
• MA Power ForwardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental justice coalition partner for environmental justice legislation.
• CWA (Communications Workers of America)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabor union partner for 100% Renewable Energy by 2045 campaign.
• Massachusetts for Overdose Prevention CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner advocating for overdose prevention centers (safe consumption sites) legislation.
• ACLU MassachusettsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting overdose prevention centers and harm reduction policy.
• NASW-MA (National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial work professional organization partner supporting Age of Criminal Majority to 21 and Prison Moratorium campaigns.
• Citizens for Juvenile JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJuvenile justice reform organization partner for Age of Criminal Majority to 21 legislation.
• Families for Justice As HealingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization led by formerly incarcerated women supporting Prison Moratorium and criminal justice reform.
• National CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare organization partner supporting Prison Moratorium campaign.
• Massachusetts Teachers AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeachers union partner supporting Right to Strike legislation for public employees.
• AFT-MAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion partner supporting Right to Strike campaign for educators and public employees.
• Indigenous Peoples Day MAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner advocating for replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in Massachusetts.
• North American Indian Center of BostonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNative American community organization partner for Indigenous Peoples' Rights advocacy.
• CARE CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition supporting anti-racist curriculum legislation through the CARE Act.
• Stop Mass Wage Theft CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner for wage theft prevention legislation, working to protect workers from wage violations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• State Integrity Investigation: State Integrity Investigation is a research and advocacy project focused on state-level government accountability, corruption, and transparency. It is an emerging player in the same transparency and accountability space as Act on Mass.

Direct peers

• RepresentUs: RepresentUs is a national anti-corruption and government transparency advocacy organization that campaigns for legislative transparency, ending gerrymandering, and ethics reform at the state level, sharing Act on Mass's core transparency mission and toolset (legislator accountability, anti-corruption campaigns).
• Progressive Massachusetts: Progressive Massachusetts is a state-level progressive advocacy organization that works on many of the same issue verticals as Act on Mass (climate, education, housing, healthcare, criminal justice) at the Massachusetts State House. They are a direct peer in geography, mission, and target audience.
• Indivisible Massachusetts: Indivisible Massachusetts is a progressive grassroots organizing group that mobilizes constituents to engage with state and federal legislators, sharing Act on Mass's community-led GTM motion and direct advocacy tool approach.
• MASSPIRG: MASSPIRG is a Massachusetts-based public interest advocacy organization that runs state-level campaigns on consumer protection, government reform, and progressive issues overlapping with Act on Mass's Sunlight Agenda. It is a comparable state-level advocacy nonprofit.
• Common Cause Massachusetts: Common Cause Massachusetts is a nonpartisan government accountability and transparency advocacy organization operating in the same state and on overlapping issues (open government, voting rights, ethics reform). It is the closest direct peer in mission and geography.
• League of Women Voters of Massachusetts: The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts is a nonpartisan civic engagement and government transparency organization that operates in the same geography and overlapping mission space (voting rights, transparency, civic participation), with bill tracking and advocacy tools similar to Act on Mass's.

Broad incumbents

• Common Cause (National): Common Cause is the national umbrella for state affiliates like Common Cause Massachusetts and operates on the same government accountability, anti-corruption, and transparency mission. It is a broader incumbent with significantly more resources and reach.
• MoveOn.org: MoveOn is a large national progressive advocacy organization that runs petition, email, and legislator-contact campaigns similar to Act on Mass's toolset, with vastly larger email lists and budget. It is a broad incumbent that operates in the same grassroots mobilization space.

Regional players

• Reclaim the State (Massachusetts): Reclaim the State is a Massachusetts progressive coalition focused on holding state legislators accountable and pushing for transparency and democracy reforms, directly comparable in geography and mission to Act on Mass.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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