Active Cause Launches Private Philanthropic Membership Platform for Creatives, Athletes, and Entertainers
Active Cause Launches Private Philanthropic Membership Platform for Creatives, Athletes, and Entertainers
By Active Cause Editorial Team
LOS ANGELES, Feb 1, 2025
Active Cause today announced the launch of its private philanthropic membership platform designed to support creatives, athletes, and entertainers seeking a more structured and accountable approach to charitable giving.
The platform was developed in response to growing dissatisfaction with traditional philanthropic models, which many donors in the creative economy view as overly bureaucratic, performative, and disconnected from the communities they aim to support. Active Cause provides members with access to modern fund infrastructure, education, and peer networks to help align giving with lived experience, values, and measurable social impact.
“Many individuals in sport, culture, and entertainment want to give back in meaningful ways, but the systems available to them were not designed for how they live or work,” said Yonis Hassan, Co-Founder of Active Cause. “Active Cause was created to offer a practical alternative focused on trust, accountability, and outcomes rather than optics.”
A Modern Approach to Philanthropy
Active Cause operates as a private membership platform rather than a public donation marketplace. Members gain access to structured philanthropic tools and advisory support intended to support long-term planning while remaining flexible to the realities of creative and athletic careers.
Key elements of the platform include access to donor-advised fund infrastructure, strategic philanthropic advising, educational resources on governance and impact evaluation, and a private peer network spanning music, sports, fashion, film, and the broader creative industries. Members may also participate in collaborative giving initiatives designed to address shared priorities.
The platform is designed to reduce friction in the giving process while maintaining transparency, compliance, and accountability.
Shifting Away From Performative Giving
Active Cause positions itself as a response to systemic challenges within traditional philanthropy, including an overemphasis on donor visibility, institutional permanence, and branding.
Rather than prioritizing gala culture or public recognition, the platform encourages trust-based approaches, multi-year support, and shared risk with organizations already embedded in the communities they serve.
“Philanthropy should be measured by outcomes, not asset hoarding or optics,” Yonis added. “The goal is to ensure resources reach people who are closest to the work and are best positioned to create change.”
Built for the Creative Economy
Active Cause is tailored to individuals whose income, influence, and visibility may be non-linear or time-bound. The platform acknowledges that creative and athletic careers often follow different trajectories than those assumed by legacy philanthropic institutions.
By supporting flexible timelines and spend-down strategies, Active Cause aims to help members deploy capital when it is most impactful rather than preserving it indefinitely.
Availability
Active Cause membership is available by application. The platform is currently onboarding a limited group of founding members across the creative industries.
More information is available at https://activecause.co.
About Active Cause
Active Cause is a private philanthropic membership platform supporting creatives, athletes, and entertainers in building intentional, impact-driven approaches to giving. Through modern fund infrastructure, education, and community, Active Cause helps members move beyond traditional philanthropy toward models rooted in trust, accountability, and measurable change.