GUU: Debate Politics & Shop 2.7.22

Americans inadvertently donate three times more to politicians and PACs through their purchases than they donate on purpose. To address this issue, Goods Unite Us is a Madison, Wisconsin-based company led by women that provides accurate data on political donations.

With Goods Unite Us, you can enter a company or brand name and discover the political donations made by the organization and its senior employees. This allows you to be informed about the corporations that earn profits from your everyday purchases and understand which politicians or causes they support.

Unlike before, such information has not been readily available to most of us. However, Goods Unite Us changes that by providing transparency in corporate political donations that we didn't have access to until now.

Furthermore, Goods Unite Us recently introduced a Politicians feature. This feature enables you to easily search for your favorite politician and instantly see the companies that support them.

What Users Are Saying

• “Perfect for EVERYONE.” Jordanschnee, iTunes review
• “Right or left, this app provides intel…now I can better control the flow. Awesome!” Mcmanus, iTunes review
• “Love the app!” Kim Doan, Facebook
• “Excellent! Great way to make sure my money isn’t going towards the communist left!” Aaharp1981, iTunes review

What The News Has Been Saying

• “Goods Unite Us, a startup based in Madison, WI, is seeking to inform consumers about the political leanings of corporations they buy products from.” Jeff Buchanan, Xconomy
• “One startup out of Wisconsin hopes to make our ethical purchasing decisions a little easier by creating an app that gives full transparency towards corporations’ political donations.” Sam Guia, Techli
• “Users can search from a database of 3,000 entities on the app and see a company’s Goods Unite Us score. . . . The score breakdown shows the percentage of donations to each party and contribution level, assessed by dollar cutoffs.” Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• “Though the company says it doesn’t keep track of how its shoppers vote, Patagonia donates overwhelmingly to Democrats, according to Goods Unite Us, an app that shows consumers where their favorite companies’ political allegiances lie.” Alexandra Mondelak, YahooNews

How We Vet The Political Donations

Our team has extensively vetted companies' political donations using the available tools over thousands of hours. We are committed to refining our data and ensuring that our results are as accurate as possible. Initially, we have focused on organizations' spending in federal elections, and we will soon expand our vetting to include state expenditures.

Please review our privacy policy here and our Terms of Service here.