# Oath

> Oath is a US political giving and donor advising company that helps Democratic and progressive donors discover candidates and organizations, compare races using a proprietary Impact Score, and manage one-time or monthly contributions. It charges no platform fee, relies on voluntary donor tips, and withholds donor email addresses and phone numbers from donation recipients. Higher Ground Labs reports that Oath directed over $37 million to more than 750 candidates in 2024.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Brian Derrick (Co-founder and CEO), Taylor Ourada (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Political giving platform, Impact Score, Monthly giving, Political email unsubscribe tool
- **Notable:** Early platform directed approximately USD 2 million from 10,000 donors in 2022., Joined Higher Ground Labs’ 2023 accelerator., Higher Ground Labs reports over USD 37 million directed to 750+ candidates through 300,000 donations in 2024.

## Products & services

- **Political giving platform** — Candidate and issue search, multi-recipient donation carts, personalized recommendations and donor profiles. Soft-launched in 2022.
- **Impact Score** — Proprietary 0-10 score evaluating competitiveness, financial need and stakes across thousands of races.
- **Monthly giving** — Recurring contributions; donors are asked to confirm new recipients when funding needs or race conditions change.
- **Political email unsubscribe tool** — Optional tool authorizing Oath to unsubscribe a signed-in donor’s email address from unwanted campaign and committee messages.

## Achievements

- Early platform directed approximately USD 2 million from 10,000 donors in 2022.
- Joined Higher Ground Labs’ 2023 accelerator.
- Higher Ground Labs reports over USD 37 million directed to 750+ candidates through 300,000 donations in 2024.
- Oath reports over 67% of 2024 funding went to races decided by less than five points.
- A Higher Ground Labs post shared by Taylor Ourada reports USD 100 million in cumulative donations, 2,000+ campaigns and 1.5 million donations; exact milestone date unverified.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Brian Derrick appeared on Gayish episode 494 to discuss midterm and down-ballot elections.
- **2025-07** — Derrick returned to New Faces of Democracy to discuss 2024 results and plans for Virginia and the midterms.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oath.vote
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/giveoath
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oath.vote
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oath.vote
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oathvote

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Last updated: 2026-10-03