Cat Ladies for America

What Cat Ladies for America does

Cat Ladies for America is a grassroots, non-profit political organizing organization founded on July 21, 2024 by Sookie (Head Babe in Charge), originally as Cat Ladies for Kamala and rebranded in 2025. The organization mobilizes progressive civic engagement through a network of 25 local chapters across the United States, an online Discord community, a Substack newsletter exceeding 30,000 subscribers, and approximately 200,000 social media followers across Instagram, Bluesky, Facebook, and YouTube. Its core products and content assets include the weekly Catty Chats podcast and video-on-demand series, the annual CatLadyPalooza virtual event (next edition April 19, 2026), a Printful-powered merchandise store of resistance-themed branded apparel, and a curated Pro Democracy Resources hub.

The organization's technology stack is entirely composed of off-the-shelf digital organizing and community platforms — Action Network for member signup and chapter coordination, Discord for online community, Substack for newsletter distribution, YouTube and Apple Podcasts for content, and Printful for print-on-demand e-commerce — with no proprietary software, AI/ML capabilities, or custom integrations disclosed. CLFA operates around a three-pillar framework (Community, Cat-ivism, Cattiness) that combines local mutual aid, progressive political action, and a humor-driven brand voice.

Revenue is generated through two small-dollar streams: merchandise sales via the Printful storefront and Venmo donations/tips of $2 or more. The $400,000+ raised in 2024 was pass-through fundraising for the Harris-Walz campaign and down-ballot candidates, not organizational revenue. CLFA explicitly identifies as not a PAC and is volunteer-led by Sookie, George (The Warden, Security), and Hank (Head of the Night's Watch, Research Department), with no institutional investors, parent entity, or formal headcount disclosed.

Name

Cat Ladies for America

Legal name

Cat Ladies for America

Website

https://catladiesforamerica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cat Ladies for America is a grassroots non-profit that mobilizes progressive civic engagement through 25 local US chapters, a Discord community, a weekly podcast, an annual virtual event, and cat-themed branded merchandise for individual activist supporters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

S Central Washington Co

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including resistance-themed cat apparel and accessories through Printful print-on-demand service. Proceeds support CLFA operations and mission.
2. Donations/Tips: Venmo tips and donations from supporters. Accepts contributions of $2 or more to help sustain CLFA operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cat Ladies for America is a grassroots, volunteer-driven political organizing community that mobilizes progressive activists through 25 local chapters across the United States, an online Discord community, the Catty Chats podcast/VOD series, and an annual CatLadyPalooza virtual event. The organization operates around three pillars — Community, Cat-ivism, and Cattiness — and supports operations through branded merchandise sales and voluntary donations, explicitly positioning itself as not a PAC.

Product overview

Cat Ladies for America is a grassroots political organizing platform that connects cat-loving activists through a distributed network of 25 local chapters across the country, virtual events, and digital content. The core offerings include the Catty Chats podcast/VOD series (interviews with people trying to make things better, available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts), the annual CatLadyPalooza virtual event, an online Discord community, and a merchandise store powered by Printful. The organization focuses on community building, activism, and pro-democracy organizing using humor, cats, and grassroots mobilization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CATLADYPALOOZA: Annual virtual event featuring rights training, mutual aid education, resistance strategy discussions, and performances. The 2026 edition is scheduled for April 19, National Cat Lady Day.
• Catty Chats
• Catty Shorts

Products and services

• Catty Chats Weekly podcast and video-on-demand (VOD) series featuring interviews with individuals working to make things better through new and different approaches. Episodes are available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts, with short clips distributed as Catty Shorts.
• CatLadyPalooza 2026 Annual virtual real-talk learning and mobilization event streamed live on YouTube, featuring rights training, mutual aid education, resistance strategy discussions, speakers, and performers. The 2026 edition is scheduled for April 19 (National Cat Lady Day).
• CLFA Local Chapters Grassroots local organizing units operating in 25 communities across the United States, providing in-person civic engagement, mutual aid coordination, protest mobilization, and local chapter membership for progressive activists.
• CLFA Merch Store Online merchandise storefront selling Resistance Cats branded apparel and accessories through the Printful print-on-demand platform, with proceeds supporting CLFA operations and organizing mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• $400,000+ raised for Harris-Walz campaign and down-ballot candidates
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ACLU: Large, established national civil-rights advocacy organization with overlapping 'democracy defense' and rights-protection mission; relevant as a broader incumbent in the same advocacy space that CLFA's grassroots audience may also support.

Direct peers

• Emily's List: Progressive political organization supporting pro-choice Democratic women candidates via fundraising; comparable political-advocacy and donor-mobilization mission, though institutional rather than grassroots community-led.
• MeidasTouch: Progressive political media brand with viral video content and large online following; highly comparable to CLFA's media/content strategy (Catty Chats, CatLadyPalooza) and progressive audience base.
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund: Political advocacy arm of a major progressive organization, with grassroots donor base, branded merchandise, and rapid-response mobilization; comparable political-advocacy and supporter-fundraising mechanics to CLFA.
• Crooked Media: Progressive media company producing podcasts and video aimed at political engagement; comparable content-led, audience-mobilization business model that turns listenership into activism — the closest analog to CLFA's Catty Chats + merch + events stack.
• Swing Left: Grassroots electoral organizing group focused on flipping districts, using local volunteer networks; highly comparable to CLFA's chapter-driven model and election-cycle fundraising approach.
• Indivisible: National grassroots progressive organizing network with local chapters and civic-action resources; CLFA's chapter model and democracy-defense framing directly mirror Indivisible's approach, but CLFA differentiates via a cat-themed, lighter brand.
• MoveOn: Long-running progressive online organizing and mobilization platform with petitions, events, and rapid-response fundraising — comparable mission, scale ambition, and digital-first GTM, though with broader issues and a much larger operational footprint.
• 5Calls: Nonpartisan civic-action app and community focused on contacting representatives; comparable grassroots, action-oriented civic-engagement positioning that CLFA explicitly curates via its Pro Democracy Resources Hub.
• Postcards to Voters: Volunteer-driven grassroots election group coordinating handwritten outreach to voters; similar volunteer-mobilization and election-cycle mechanics to CLFA's local chapters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CatLadiesForAmerica

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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