Change.org

Change.org

Change.org was founded as a for-profit company in 2007 by Ben Rattray, shifting to a public benefit corporation and eventually becoming owned by the Change.org Foundation, a nonprofit. The entity operates as a platform, not an investment vehicle, and does not manage third-party capital or deploy funds on behalf of allocators. The firm's revenue comes from optional paid promotions and partnerships with organizations, not from asset management. The firm's platform supports petitions across all sectors, with no disclosed asset class or strategy for capital deployment. There are no named portfolio companies, deals, or co-investors. The geographic footprint includes users in 196 countries, with offices in San Francisco, San Jose, and London. Change.org does not disclose professionals count, AUM, or deployment figures. It functions as a technology platform, not a traditional family office or asset manager. No recent operational events related to investment activity have been reported. The structural differentiator is its nonprofit-owned PBC model, designed to prioritize impact over profit. This structure separates it from both for-profit tech platforms and traditional philanthropic foundations, but precludes direct comparison with allocators or fund managers.