Tax-deductible giving
Wallet contributions are made to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Receipts are issued automatically for each contribution and an annual summary at year-end.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Civic crowdfunding for the public domain
Pay creators in full.
Release the work forever.
Donors fund a wallet via Stripe and allocate from it to specific works — novels, music, film, research, photography. When a project funds, the creator is paid in full and the completed work enters the public domain under CC0. Tax-deductible. 0% creator fee.
0% fee to creators
A 5% fee on wallet contributions covers operating costs. Creators receive 100% of the funded amount with no platform deduction.
Public domain forever
Funded works are released under CC0 — reprintable, adaptable, taught, translated, remixed. Permanent author credit; no further license required.
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Works currently raising funds. Each project includes a deliverables manifest and a clear rights statement.
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Projects will appear here once the platform launches. In the meantime, learn how the model works.
How it worksThe model
How a project is funded
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Fund your wallet
Top up via Stripe. Receive a tax-deductible receipt immediately. The 5% operations fee is deducted at the wallet step; allocations themselves are fee-free.
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Choose a work
Browse projects by genre, funding state, or deadline. Read the deliverables manifest and the rights statement before allocating.
- 03
Allocate any amount
Move dollars from your wallet to a specific project. If the project doesn't fund, your allocation returns to your wallet automatically.
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The work is released
On funding, the creator is paid in full and the completed work enters the public domain. Distributed openly. Permanent author credit.
Registered 501(c)(3)
A Washington nonprofit corporation. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. EIN 88-1234567.
501(c)(3) statusPayments secured by Stripe
All wallet contributions and refunds flow through Stripe. We never see your card number; every transaction has a Stripe-signed receipt.
Payment FAQReceipts you can file
Per-contribution receipts arrive by email and live in your dashboard. Annual summaries are available each January for the prior tax year.
Sample receipt (PDF)For creators
Bring your work into the public domain.
Submit a project, define the deliverables, set a fair fee. If you fund, you're paid in full and the work is released under CC0. We charge 0% to creators.
Apply as a creatorFor donors
Fund the work you want to exist — and free it.
Make a tax-deductible contribution to your wallet and allocate dollars to the projects you believe in. When a work funds, it becomes public-domain forever.
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