How we work
One simple philosophy: pool our power, target the races where it counts, and build the bench for tomorrow.
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” - Aristotle
THE MODEL. No galas, no overhead theater. Members pool money, study the map, and place it where a few thousand dollars actually swings a race.
Step 1 - Pool power. Members contribute monthly; we aggregate for maximum impact. Your $50 joins hundreds of others to become real money in a local race.
Step 2 - Target purple. We focus on flippable districts where progressive candidates can actually win. Strategic geography means every dollar has leverage.
Step 3 - Build tomorrow. State and local wins build the pipeline. Today’s city council member is next cycle’s state legislator. It works: six candidates who lost their first race with us have since won office, and 13 alumni are already running in 2026.
WHY WOMEN-LED GIVING. Greater Than is run by women - teachers, students, moms, lawyers, healthcare workers - who got tired of watching big-dollar politics talk past them. So we built the thing we wanted to join: a giving circle with a strategy.
Local races are decided by margins small-dollar pools can move. Collective vetting beats lone-wolf donating - we do the homework together. Members vote on every endorsement; the fund goes where the room decides. And we publish the receipts - dollars, races, outcomes - every cycle.
Rigorous enough to trust with your money. Warm enough that you’ll want to stay for the company.
WHO WE ARE. Launched June 2019 in Washington, DC - year one was 14 women pooling $30,000. Today our members are nationwide, with $500K+ invested across 107 candidates in 25 states.
Margot Phillips, co-founder, Vermont. Former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer, Presidential Management Fellow at OMB, and Military Legislative Assistant in the Senate.
Meredith McNeill, co-founder, Washington, DC. Former middle-school teacher (Teach For America, Philadelphia) turned education-policy professional at the local, state, and federal levels.
We work alongside Run for Something, Every District, CHIEF, and Sister District - and our sister organization, the Greater Than Civic Foundation.
The receipts: 23 of 26 won in 2025 | $500K+ deployed