g-pact

What g-pact does

G-PACT (legal entity: Gastroparesis Patient Association for Cures and Treatments, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity founded in 2001 in Etters, Pennsylvania, that provides education, advocacy, and community support for individuals living with gastroparesis and related digestive tract paralysis conditions. The organization serves gastroparesis patients, tubie/TPN patients, caregivers, and—through its Gastroparesis Advocacy Network (GAN)—medical professionals and researchers. Core program offerings include multiple Zoom-based virtual support groups (monthly general, men's, and tubie/TPN), the Surviving Out of Spite podcast launched in 2025, the Spoonful of Spite cooking series, downloadable Accommodation Cards, cookbooks, a Doctors and Dietitians Directory, a Clinical Trial Discovery Tool, an annual virtual conference, and the year-round Gastroparesis Pie Face Challenge awareness campaign. The technical footprint is modest and nonprofit-grade: a WordPress website (g-pact.org), Zoom-hosted support groups, podcast distribution on Apple/YouTube/Spotify, a Bonfire.com merchandise storefront, and mail-order fulfillment for accommodation cards.

The organization's business model is donation-dependent with no fees charged for core services. Revenue streams consist of individual charitable contributions (including a dollar-for-dollar matching program capped at $10,000 during Gastroparesis Awareness Month in August) and modest merchandise proceeds through the Bonfire storefront. G-PACT supplements its reach through discount partnerships with complementary health-product vendors—ZenoWell (taVNS devices, partnership since August 2021), Enact Hydration (since September 2025), and the tuut digestive health app (since June 2026)—using code GPACT to deliver community discounts. GAN, launched March 2026 out of the Gastroparesis Summit, formalizes multi-stakeholder coalition work across three Action Teams (Diagnostic Clarity & Pathophysiology; Treatment Access & Regulatory Strategy; Research Infrastructure & Data Alignment) with a Clinical & Scientific Advisory Board drawn from institutions including Mayo Clinic, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Louisville, Wake Forest, Northwestern, and CHOP. Operating geographies are nominally global via digital channels, but merchandise and mail-order are U.S.-scoped.

Name

g-pact

Legal name

Gastroparesis Patient Association for Cures and Treatments, Inc.

Website

https://g-pact.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Short description

G-PACT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2001 that provides education, advocacy, and virtual community support for gastroparesis and digestive tract paralysis patients, caregivers, and clinicians via support groups, podcasts, awareness campaigns, and multi-stakeholder policy coalitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Advocacy Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

Keywords

• Patient advocacy services
• Chronic illness support
• Gastroparesis awareness
• Virtual support groups
• Digestive health resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Etters

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: G-PACT relies primarily on tax-deductible donations from individuals, including a dollar-for-dollar matching program during Gastroparesis Awareness Month up to $10,000.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, and caps through Bonfire.com marketplace.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

G-PACT delivers education, peer support, advocacy, and awareness programs for people with gastroparesis and related digestive tract paralysis conditions. Core offerings include virtual support groups, the Surviving Out of Spite podcast, the Spoonful of Spite cooking series, accommodation cards, cookbooks, a clinical trial discovery tool, a doctors and dietitians directory, an annual virtual conference, and the Gastroparesis Pie Face Challenge awareness campaign. The organization also convenes the Gastroparesis Advocacy Network (GAN), a multi-stakeholder coalition advancing diagnosis, treatment access, and research infrastructure.

Product overview

G-PACT operates as a nonprofit patient advocacy organization offering a portfolio of community support programs and educational resources for gastroparesis and digestive tract paralysis patients. The core offerings include virtual support groups (Monthly Gastroparesis Support Group, Men's GP Support Group, Tubie/TPN Support Group), the Surviving Out of Spite podcast, the Spoonful of Spite cooking series, and patient story programs. Resource products include Accommodation Cards, cookbooks with gastroparesis-friendly recipes, a Clinical Trial Discovery Tool, and a Doctors and Dietitians Directory. Annual programs include the Gastroparesis Pie Face Challenge awareness campaign and Virtual Conference. The organization also partners with complementary health products including the tuut digestive health app, ZenoWell taVNS devices, and Enact Hydration, offering community discounts. Additionally, G-PACT leads the Gastroparesis Advocacy Network (GAN), a multi-stakeholder coalition advancing diagnosis, treatment access, and research coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gastroparesis Advocacy Network (GAN): A multi-organization coalition bringing together clinicians, scientists, nonprofits, policy experts, and industry to work on behalf of gastroparesis patients. Operates through three Action Teams: Diagnostic Clarity & Pathophysiology, Treatment Access & Regulatory Strategy, and Research Infrastructure & Data Alignment.

Products and services

• Virtual Support Groups Zoom-based peer support groups for gastroparesis patients, including the Monthly Gastroparesis Support Group, Men's GP Support Group, and Tubie/TPN Support Group for newly diagnosed patients, long-time patients, caregivers, and those seeking community.
• Surviving Out of Spite Podcast Podcast exploring the challenges, triumphs, and realities of managing a chronic condition through honest, community-driven conversations for gastroparesis patients, caregivers, and broader chronic illness audiences.
• Spoonful of Spite Community-powered cooking series that remakes notoriously non-GP-friendly favorites (pizza, burgers, comfort classics) into versions gentler on digestion while preserving the joy of food for gastroparesis patients.
• Accommodation Cards Downloadable printable cards that help patients discreetly communicate medical needs in various situations, including Medically Necessary Venue Exception cards, Backpack Accommodation Cards, Medically Necessary Meal Request cards, and Restroom Access Cards. Hard copies also mailed on request.
• Out of Spite: Patient Stories Program sharing patient stories to inspire and connect the gastroparesis community through lived experiences.
• Virtual Conference Annual virtual conference for patient education, community connection, and expert-led sessions bringing together gastroparesis patients, caregivers, and medical professionals; third annual conference hosted in recent years.
• Cookbooks Tummy-friendly recipe cookbooks for gastroparesis patients featuring recipes adapted for sensitive digestive systems.
• Clinical Trial Discovery Tool Resource helping patients find and learn about clinical trial opportunities for gastroparesis treatments.
• Doctors and Dietitians Directory Searchable directory to find motility doctors and dietitians, filterable by type, state, country, and specialty (adult/pediatric).
• Gastroparesis Pie Face Challenge Awareness campaign launched during Gastroparesis Awareness Month in which participants make videos, nominate friends, and raise awareness for the invisible condition.
• Gastroparesis Advocacy Network (GAN) First multi-organization coalition bringing together clinicians, scientists, nonprofits, policy experts, and industry stakeholders to advance diagnosis, treatment, research, and policy in gastroparesis through three Action Teams.
• Hope the Panda Mascot Program Mascot and character program featuring Hope the Panda and characters Max and Sophia to inspire hope and educate others about digestive tract paralysis through support, awareness, and care storytelling.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• tuut (Digestive Health App)Technology or Integration · 1 June 2026G-PACT's first partnership with a digestive health app, tuut fits lifestyle tracking into busy lives while providing actionable insights. The clinically-informed AI algorithms help users identify triggers by logging data in seconds. Featured on G-PACT's podcast Surviving Out of Spite.
• Enact HydrationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2025G-PACT partnered with Enact Hydration in September 2025 to provide 15% discounts to community members on science-backed electrolyte hydration products. Enact's clean formulations are designed for chronic illness patients who need to stay hydrated when stomach function is compromised. Code GPACT provides the discount.
• ZenoWellcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2021G-PACT has partnered with ZenoWell since August 2021 to offer patients discounts on transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) devices that help achieve better sleep and lower stress levels. Same technology has shown promising results with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Patients receive discount using code GPACT at checkout.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ALS Association: Direct peer — A disease-specific patient advocacy nonprofit operating support groups, research funding, advocacy, and awareness campaigns for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Highly comparable structural model to G-PACT, applied to a different rare/chronic disease.
• Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: Direct peer — A large disease-specific nonprofit serving patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, operating virtual support groups, research funding, advocacy, and patient education programs. Comparable structural model to G-PACT but at substantially greater scale.
• International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD): Direct peer — IFFGD is a leading nonprofit serving patients with functional GI and motility disorders, including gastroparesis. Operates in the same patient-advocacy category with similar educational resources, research support, and awareness campaigns.
• Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders (AGMD): Direct peer — AGMD is a nonprofit patient advocacy organization for GI motility disorders, the same broader category as gastroparesis. G-PACT's own Policy Director also serves as AGMD's Public Policy and Outreach Director, evidencing direct operational overlap in mission, patient base, and advocacy activities.
• American Diabetes Association: Direct peer — One of the largest disease-specific patient advocacy nonprofits in the U.S., offering support, education, research funding, and advocacy. Comparable operating model but at vastly greater scale than G-PACT.

Emerging players

• United Ostomy Associations of America: Emerging player — A patient advocacy nonprofit serving people with ostomies and related GI diversions. Partial overlap with G-PACT's Tubie/TPN patient segment and digestive-condition advocacy mission.
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD): Emerging player — NORD is a rare-disease umbrella advocacy organization that supports patient communities for conditions including gastroparesis. Overlaps with G-PACT in patient-advocacy infrastructure and rare-disease policy work, but operates at broader umbrella scope.
• Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation: Emerging player — A nonprofit supporting patients and families living with feeding tubes, directly overlapping with G-PACT's Tubie/TPN support group segment. Smaller in scale and more focused on tube feeding specifically.

Broad incumbents

• American Gastroenterological Association (AGA): Broad incumbent — AGA is the largest professional GI society in the U.S., serving gastroenterologists, researchers, and patients across all digestive diseases including gastroparesis. Overlaps with G-PACT in research and clinical practice influence but is physician-focused rather than patient-led.

Others

• Chronic Disease Coalition: Others — A nonprofit advocacy organization focused on chronic disease patient rights and access. Shares adjacent advocacy and policy engagement themes with G-PACT but does not specialize in gastroparesis or GI disorders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GPACT_nonprofit
• Facebookfacebook.com/GPACT
• Instagraminstagram.com/4gpact
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/g-pact

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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