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District Commons-Creating Collective Possiblities
Support us in running District Commons, a small 501c3 local non profit based out of San Francisco supporting communities and commons across the world.

We are a small team of 3 with an amazing community of volunteers- helping to run a lot of projects and programming for our community. At our size, your donation makes a large impact and right now are 100% tax deductible Projects supported by District Commons include:

Alternative Justices : Providing mediation and support circles in intentional communities.

Second Life : Providing housing, support circles and communities for formally incarcerated individuals including two community houses and weekly programming.

Some impact highlights from 2020:
- Created two intentional community houses by and for formerly incarcerated folks in San Francisco.
- Held weekly support circles and expanded them to include the in prison population.
- Supported over 50 groups of people through sexual assault and domestic violence situations.
- Held weekly lectures, transformation pods, and created resources for the broader community.

The impact you'll help us have in 2021:
- We are gearing up to launch a third second life house.
- Help us expand our work to support the unhoused and returning ICE detainees.
- Support us in expanding our ability to mediate alternative justice cases, and in creating content on learnings for our greater community.
- Help us expand our programming to include more resources for harm prevention in our community.
- Support our small staff in staying employed through District Commons so we don't lose critical institutional knowledge or capacity.

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Feel free to contact us for wire details if you have a large donations.
Bitcoin donations welcome - please reach out!
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Book a donation based consultation for your community space here

Reach out here // [email redacted]

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More information about District Commons Inc. Seeks To Create A Network Of Physical Locations Around The World That Are Actively Experimenting With Commons-Based New Approaches To Human Sustainability And Social Systems.
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Help Save The Radical Reading Room!
Help us save our community space :)

Hi everyone,

This is a critical time for The Radical Reading Room—one of the few community-run freespaces left in San Francisco!

If you believe in our mission, please donate (if you have the means) and share our request widely. Check out our list-o’-links for more ways to support us.

On April 15, 2025, we were six months behind ($2k x 6) on rent including May’s rent (we’re supposed to pay the rent for the next month on the 15th). We needed to raise $4k before May 1st which we successfully did! This was the first interim goal. $1,324.80 of the $4k was raised on Givebutter and the rest was raised on GoFundMe.

As of Sep 3 2025, we immediately need $11,440 ($11k + $440 payment processor fees) on top of what we’ve already raised. By Sep 15, we’ll need $2,080 ($2k + $80 fees) more on top of the $11,440. So we’ll only be in a good place when GoFundMe shows “$17,520 raised” (neglecting donations made after Sep 3 via other platforms) by Sep 15. Also, as can be gathered, the total goes up by $2,080 every 15th. So recurring donations are essential. You can use this page, Givebutter or even Venmo to set up ongoing contributions. Again, all available options can be found in the More Ways to Support Us section on our list-o’-links.

Please consider donating to help keep this vital community resource alive. For regular visitors, becoming a monthly sponsor offers 24/7 access (outside of some of the scheduled events) to this peaceful sanctuary for reading, writing & co-working (though it's not ideal for isolated meetings). Every contribution helps us nurture this space where we learn to be otherwise through collective action and care. Let's pay it forward together!

Thanks for reading ❤️

~ revised 2025-09-04 ~
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About District Commons Inc

District Commons amplifies the emancipatory power of communities to create collective possibilities.

438 Haight StSan Francisco, CA 94117

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Causes

Education

Established

2014

Verified on GoFundMe

2025

Tax ID

26-4076483

NTEE code

Education N.E.C.

District Commons Inc is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 26-4076483. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by GuideStar.

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