New donation fund now active!
Published on May 26, 2024 by Nikki DelZenero
Hello neighbors,
We are writing to share with you the new location for supporting us financially! As you may know, Open Collective Foundation is in the process of dissolving. We are now set up with a new fiscal sponsor, Hack Club! You can sign up for recurring or one-time donations at this link. And here's our home page, which will give you complete transparency into our income and how we're spending our funds.
We are writing to share with you the new location for supporting us financially! As you may know, Open Collective Foundation is in the process of dissolving. We are now set up with a new fiscal sponsor, Hack Club! You can sign up for recurring or one-time donations at this link. And here's our home page, which will give you complete transparency into our income and how we're spending our funds.
A few things have changed with this shift - we will still use these funds to get cash directly to our neighbors every month, and to cover our supplemental grocery and personal care item shopping trips. A couple things to note that are different:
- Instead of the 39 cent transaction fee that OCF charged, HCB charges a flat 7% fee on all donations. This comes out on our end / out of WPBMA's total available funds, rather than as a fee you incur at your donation - but we'd always appreciate a little extra to cover this! :) This usage fee is lower than most if not all alternatives we researched.
- Your contributions are now tax deductible with HCB!
We would so appreciate your financial support to keep our mutual aid efforts going in Wicker Park & Bucktown! We were founded just over 4 years ago and continue to maintain relationships with our neighbors - and we couldn't have maintained that aid without you! Here's to 4 more :)
As a note, the reimbursement function of our OCF account will remain operative until late September. We will continue to use it to distribute cash to our neighbors until then, but all incoming donations must be given to the new Hack Club account.
In solidarity,
WPB Mutual Aid
As a note, the reimbursement function of our OCF account will remain operative until late September. We will continue to use it to distribute cash to our neighbors until then, but all incoming donations must be given to the new Hack Club account.
In solidarity,
WPB Mutual Aid