How it works
How Allied Pride works
A plain-English explanation of the membership model, public revenue tracking, actual-profit allocation planning, and published accountability.
The model
The step-by-step model
From membership selection through public revenue tracking, operating expenses, actual profit, 60/10/30 allocation planning, 5 + 1 candidate review, and published reporting.
Step 1
Choose a membership
Step 2
Supporter revenue is tracked publicly
Step 3
Operating costs are covered first
Step 4
Actual profit is calculated
Step 5
70% of actual profits planned for impact
Step 6
Candidate organizations are reviewed
Step 7
Reporting creates accountability
Step 8
Support keeps showing up
Operating model
A visual walkthrough without hiding the mechanics
The how-it-works page uses stronger atmosphere around the model while keeping the mechanics plain: commercial memberships, public revenue tracking, legitimate expenses, actual profit, 60/10/30 allocation planning, five LGBTQ+/community-focused candidate organizations, one separate HIV-focused candidate organization, review, and published reporting.
Membership types
One-time, recurring, and business
Supporters choose the membership that fits their level of commitment. All tiers are commercial memberships with Allied Pride LLC — not tax-deductible charitable donations.
One-time supporter passes
One-time passes are for supporters who want to participate now without a recurring billing commitment. Your payment is tracked as supporter membership revenue on the public goal ladder. Impact allocation is still calculated from actual profit after operating expenses — not from gross revenue — and memberships remain non-tax-deductible supporter products.
Monthly memberships
Recurring memberships are the core of year-round allyship on Allied Pride. They help sustain platform operations, reporting, and the infrastructure required for transparent civic impact membership at scale. You can cancel future billing through the Stripe Customer Portal; cancellation stops future charges but does not make prior payments tax-deductible.
Business memberships
Business memberships are commercial agreements for organizations that want visible, year-round alignment with transparent LGBTQ+ and HIV-focused impact — without implying charitable sponsorship, nonprofit status, or recipient endorsement. Listings and visibility benefits are subject to brand alignment review.
Reporting
Transparency and reporting cadence
Monthly progress updates on tracked supporter membership revenue, member counts, and goal ladder progress — clearly distinguished from actual-profit impact allocation.
- Quarterly summaries covering membership trends, operating context, and planned or actual impact allocation detail as reporting infrastructure matures.
- Annual impact report with category-level allocation detail, financial transparency, and milestone progress toward national infrastructure goals.
What Allied Pride is — and is not
Allied Pride is
- A for-profit civic impact membership platform
- Organization-led and transparency-first
- Built for year-round visible support beyond Pride Month
- Accountable through public revenue tracking and published reporting
- Planned to allocate 60% of actual profits toward LGBTQ+/community-focused impact and 10% toward separate HIV-focused impact
Allied Pride is not
- A nonprofit or charity
- Tax-deductible giving
- A direct charity pass-through at checkout
- An endorsed partner of recipient organizations unless explicitly authorized
- A platform that allocates impact from gross revenue without expense accounting
Ready to turn allyship into sustained action?
Explore memberships, read how actual-profit impact allocation works, or share feedback through the community survey. Allied Pride LLC is a for-profit company — memberships are not tax-deductible, and impact allocation depends on actual profit after operating expenses.