Binet/usa, The Bisexual Network Of The Usa, Inc.

What Binet/usa, The Bisexual Network Of The Usa, Inc. does

BiNet USA (The Bisexual Network Of The USA, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1990 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, operating as the oldest national umbrella organization for bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and questioning communities in the United States. The organization serves individual bisexual community members, regional bisexual organizations across 10 US regions, and allied LGBTQ+ groups, delivering advocacy, legal action support, research, technology projects, consulting, events, and community programs. Its historical work includes generating the 1995 Newsweek cover story on bisexuality, participating in the 2013 White House Bisexual Community Issues Roundtable, co-sponsoring the 1993 March on Washington inclusion campaign, and joining the NGLTF National Policy Roundtable in 1997.

The organization's current product portfolio consists of a main civic website (binetusa.org), a Historical Archive containing 132 restored exact static pages and 87 recovered public assets, a Works lane documenting current product maps and roadmaps, an in-development BiNet mobile application, and the biDTF dating/nightlife/chemistry product lane for bisexual, pansexual, and fluid adults. Its technology footprint is centered on public web infrastructure, GitHub-hosted public project surfaces across four repositories (binetusa, bidtf, binetusa-archive, binetusa-works), and a Wayback Machine-based static archive restoration system. The organization is currently operating in 'restoration mode,' unifying archive recovery, civic site, and app development into an auditable restoration map, with a long-running volunteer technology stewardship arc led by an individual identified as Faith since 1999.

BiNet USA's business model is nonprofit and community-funded, generating revenue through $20/year individual membership dues on a sliding scale, organizational memberships at varied dues levels, and donations. It does not sell commercial products or services. Distribution is digital-first via the website, email lists, social media, and community organizing, with regional chapters providing local outreach. The organization partners with the Bisexual Resource Center, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Human Rights Campaign, American Institute of Bisexuality, and Triangle Foundation, and maintains a board-led governance structure with a volunteer operational model and 1-10 employees.

Name

Binet/usa, The Bisexual Network Of The Usa, Inc.

Legal name

The Bisexual Network Of The USA, Inc.

Website

https://www.binetusa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BiNet USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1990 and the oldest national umbrella organization for bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and questioning communities in the United States. It serves individual community members, regional organizations across 10 US regions, and LGBTQ+ allies through advocacy, community programs, archive restoration, and in-development dating and mobile applications, funded by membership dues and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual individual membership dues of $20/year (more if you can, less if you can't) providing voting rights and participation in organizational governance.
2. Donations: Donation-based support for the nonprofit organization. Support page available for community contributions.
3. Organizational Membership: Non-voting organizational memberships available at different dues levels for bisexual groups and allied organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BiNet USA operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella organization advancing bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and bi-friendly community rights through national advocacy, regional chapter coordination, public education, and digital infrastructure projects. Its core offerings include a civic website, a restored historical web archive, a works/product documentation lane, a bisexual dating app (biDTF), and an in-development mobile application, supported by membership dues and donations.

Product overview

BiNet USA operates a network of digital platforms centered on bisexual community advocacy and visibility. The core offering consists of the main civic website (BiNet USA), supplemented by four interconnected digital products: the Historical Archive (BiNet USA Archive) preserving 132 restored static pages of organizational web history; Works (BiNet USA Works) documenting current product systems and roadmaps; biDTF, an adult dating and relationship application for bisexual, pansexual, and fluid individuals; and a mobile application (BiNet App) under development. The organization also maintains a Timeline feature documenting Faith's technology arc from 1999 through the present restoration efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• biDTF: Bisexual, pansexual, and fluid adult dating, nightlife, chemistry, and relationship product lane.

Products and services

• BiNet USA Civic Website Public-facing civic website serving as the main transition home for the organization, providing access to works, timeline, support resources, restoration framing, and archive navigation for the bisexual community.
• BiNet USA Archive Historical web archive containing 132 restored exact static pages and 87 recovered public assets, documenting the organization's public web history from the 1990s to 2021.
• BiNet USA Works Product lane containing current systems, product maps, app lanes, community systems, safety workflows, sponsorship direction, and future roadmap documentation.
• biDTF Dating Application Bisexual, pansexual, and fluid adult dating, nightlife, chemistry, and relationship application lane for the bisexual community.
• BiNet App Mobile application currently under development with campaign, course, restoration, and app preview surfaces.
• Individual Membership Annual membership ($20/year on a sliding scale) for bisexual community members providing voting rights and participation in organizational governance.
• Organizational Membership Non-voting organizational memberships available at different dues levels for bisexual groups and allied organizations.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Camping.OUT (Triangle Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Triangle Foundation's GLBT youth summer camp program. 2007 marked the first year this popular program goes national, making it an ideal time for BiNet USA to get involved. Camping.OUT is a summer camp for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied youth, ages 13-17 from around the USA.
• Bisexual Resource Center (BRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with BRC for co-sponsoring national conferences including the 1993 conference (600+ attendees) and ongoing advocacy collaboration. BRC is a key national bisexual organization.
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiNet USA participates in NGLTF's National Policy Roundtable (convened twice yearly since 1997) and collaborates on Creating Change Conference. Active member of policy coalition working on GLBT advocacy.
• Human Rights Campaign (HRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth initiatives dialogue and legislative collaboration. Historical collaboration on bisexual inclusion efforts within the broader LGBTQ+ movement.
• American Institute of Bisexuality (AIB)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as partner organization providing resources and support for bisexual community through information sharing and visibility promotion.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bisexual Resource Center: One of the oldest U.S. bisexual advocacy organizations, founded 1985, and a documented long-standing BiNet USA partner. Both organizations focus exclusively on bi+ community advocacy, education, and resource provision, making them the most directly comparable peer.
• American Institute of Bisexuality: Founded by Fritz Klein, AIB funds bisexual research, education, and visibility. Listed as a partner organization of BiNet USA in the data; both serve the same bi+ constituency with overlapping research, education, and community-building missions.

Broad incumbents

• PFLAG: The largest U.S. LGBTQ+ family and ally organization with a 400+ chapter network. Operates a much broader LGBTQ+ mandate than BiNet USA but shares the membership-based, chapter-driven, advocacy-and-education model.
• National LGBTQ Task Force: BiNet USA is a documented partner within NGLTF's National Policy Roundtable since 1997. NGLTF operates the Creating Change Conference where BiNet USA has presence — a much larger incumbent with overlapping policy advocacy focus.
• GLAAD: Leading LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization. BiNet USA's 1995 Newsweek cover story work parallels GLAAD's media-monitoring and rapid-response mission, making it a comparable incumbent in LGBTQ+ visibility and media advocacy.
• Human Rights Campaign: Largest U.S. LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy organization. BiNet USA lists HRC as a historical legislative and youth-initiative collaboration partner; HRC's broader scope and lobbying capacity position it as the dominant incumbent peer.
• CenterLink: Network of 270+ LGBTQ+ community centers. Operates a membership-based chapter model similar to BiNet USA's regional structure but at much larger scale, making it a comparable membership-and-chapter peer.
• GLSEN: Education-focused LGBTQ+ organization serving youth in K–12 schools. Comparable to BiNet USA's Bisexual Youth Initiative and regional youth programming focus, though GLSEN operates at significantly greater institutional scale.
• The Trevor Project: Leading LGBTQ+ youth crisis intervention organization. Comparable to BiNet USA's youth programming and rural-isolation focus, but operates at much larger scale with major institutional funding.
• Lambda Legal: Major LGBTQ+ legal advocacy organization. Comparable to BiNet USA's legal-action and policy-advocacy activities mentioned in its short description, though Lambda Legal operates with a much larger staff and litigation budget.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/thefayth/binetusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/binet-usa-the-bisexual-network-of-the-usa-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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