Transgender Education Network Of Texas

Name

Transgender Education Network Of Texas

Legal name

Transgender Education Network of Texas

Website

https://transtexas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: TENT relies on individual donations from supporters, likely through online donation platforms like EveryAction, to fund operations and advocacy work.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) is a BIPOC trans-led nonprofit advocacy organization that provides policy advocacy, education, and resources supporting transgender and gender-expansive people in Texas. The organization distributes educational publications, legislative tracking tools, safety guides, voter resources, and operates community engagement initiatives including statewide tours and Pride events. All services and resources are provided free of charge to the community.

Product overview

Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) is the largest statewide, BIPOC trans-led, trans-focused policy, education, and advocacy organization in Texas. Rather than a technology product company, TENT offers a portfolio of advocacy resources and community programs including educational publications (Zine, Zine Volume 2), legislative tracking tools (Bill Tracker), safety resources (Safety Guide, Pink Cards), voter resources (Voting While Trans), ID information guides, HIV awareness materials, and community organizing initiatives (Fall Tour 2025, Love Letters campaign, T4T Tattoos project, Heightened Scrutiny project). The organization also provides mental health support resources and crisis support services for community members and caregivers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bill Tracker

Quantifiable outcome

• Defeated a significant percentage of anti-trans bills through advocacy efforts

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 65 Partner Organizations (Texas)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025TENT collaborates with 65 partner organizations across the state of Texas to help reach communities during the Texas Belongs to All of Us tour. These partnerships enable the organization to educate and prepare communities in light of discriminatory laws.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GLAAD: LGBTQ media advocacy organization working to reshape public narratives through storytelling and media engagement. Adjacent to TENT's communications, zine/publications, and narrative-shifting work for trans Texans.
• PFLAG: National LGBTQ organization focused on family and caregiver support, including local chapters offering education and advocacy. Comparable to TENT's caregiver-support segment and grassroots education model, though at much larger national scale.
• Human Rights Campaign: Largest U.S. LGBTQ civil rights advocacy organization operating across policy, education, and corporate engagement. Comparable to TENT in advocacy breadth and legislative engagement, but at national scale and with a broader LGBTQ scope.

Direct peers

• Equality Texas: Texas-based LGBTQ advocacy organization pursuing policy and legislative change for LGBTQ Texans. Highly comparable to TENT given the same state focus, overlapping policy-advocacy mission, and similar donor-funded nonprofit model.
• Lambda Legal: LGBTQ civil rights legal organization pursuing impact litigation and policy advocacy. Comparable to TENT through its shared legislative and rights-defense orientation for the trans and broader LGBTQ community.
• GLSEN: National education-focused organization working to create safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ students. Directly comparable to TENT's education, school-policy, and youth-facing advocacy work, particularly relevant given Texas school legislation.
• The Trevor Project: National organization providing crisis intervention and mental health support for LGBTQ youth. Overlaps with TENT's mental health support resources and safety/rights education for trans youth and young adults.
• Transgender Law Center: National trans-led legal and policy advocacy organization providing resources, litigation, and education for transgender communities. Comparable to TENT in mission focus on trans rights advocacy, education, and resource distribution.
• National Center for Transgender Equality: National advocacy organization dedicated to advancing transgender equality through policy change and public education. Directly comparable to TENT's policy-advocacy and educational-resource model at a federal scale.

Regional players

• Texas Freedom Network: Texas-based nonpartisan advocacy organization focused on defending religious freedom, public education, and equality. Comparable to TENT as a Texas-focused policy and education advocacy organization operating in the same legislative environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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