POWERBACK.us ("POWERBACK") is a donation platform that gives small-dollar donors real leverage. Instead of giving money directly to campaigns, your donations are held in escrow and only delivered when specific conditions are met. This creates accountability and ensures your money goes to politicians who actually represent your interests.
POWERBACK is built for voters, not politicians. We hold your donations in escrow until conditions are met, giving you real leverage. Our first goal is a House floor vote on the "We The People" amendment to overturn Citizens United.
Your donation becomes a public record you can share and organize around. Tag your Representatives and ask why the money's still sitting there. POWERBACK brings the receipts.
We focus on current office holders to create immediate pressure. Term limits are popular, but fund limits are powerful. If incumbents don't serve the people, that creates opportunities for challengers.
A Celebration is your conditional donation. POWERBACK holds it in escrow and only delivers it to the campaign if the "We The People" amendment gets a House floor vote. It's tied to the vote happening, not any individual lawmaker's actions.
No. Refunds would erase the stakes. Although Celebrations are irreversible, if they fail, your donation goes to support POWERBACK as a fallback so we can maintain the platform and expand it beyond one bill, while refusing to reward political hypocrisy and inaction.
We only list Representatives that are facing serious, financed challengers to their seat according to campaign filings with the Federal Election Commission. In other words, your Representative is virtually unopposed this election. Run against them!
Right now, we only focus on "We The People." We're working to expand to other bills and elections. Want to help? Become a patron or join our Discord to stay updated.
2.9% plus 30 cents per Celebration (Stripe's fee). Other platforms charge 3.95% flat, which is cheaper for small donations under $29. Above that, we're cheaper. We keep the lights on while keeping your donations impactful.
No. We're independent and open source. Candidate order is randomized, and we never mention political parties. Check out our code on GitHub, follow us on X, join Discord, or read our position paper for details.
We don't provide your email address to candidate campaigns, so you won't get added to their mailing lists through POWERBACK.
No. POWERBACK is an election campaign donation conduit, not a market. We don't offer trading, odds, shares, or payouts based on events. POWERBACK is operated by a federally registered political committee (PAC). Delivery of funds to campaigns and FEC filing are handled manually by the PAC operator; the app holds donations in escrow and provides data for reporting.