Thanks in big part to Chuck & Jean Townsend for their recent donation of $5,000, we have now raised $8,370 in 2024, and are close to our $10,000 goal!
Thank you EVERYONE who has donated to our Share the Tools Fund big and small. With our new and improved Financial Assistance Program open, your contributions have already helped 36 people and 3 organizations get help affording our services - we estimate that to be $4,950 in assistance!
“I want to teach myself and my son how to take care of our home. It helps him to see me fix, reuse, and build things rather than buy or hire.”
-2024 Financial Assistance Recipient
“The opportunity to be able to work in the workshop would give me a chance to build things that I want to use in my home now and maybe even some things to gift to loved ones as well! Maybe I'll even find a bit of community which would mean the world to me.”
-2024 Financial Assistance Recipient
“I recently moved and am in the process of starting a new life from scratch - I am also in recovery and really want to use my time forming new connections, learning new skills, and starting new hobbies to support my new lifestyle.”
-2024 Financial Assistance Recipient
HOW DOES THE SHARE THE TOOLS FUND WORK?
Every dollar you donate goes into a fund. This money pays for the tools, space, and staff needed to ensure that underrepresented individuals and organizations creating positive change have access to our programs. As long as there is money in the fund, we are able to provide free/heavily-discounted Tool Library Memberships, Classes, and Open Workshop Hours.
YOUR MONEY GOES DIRECTLY TO…
Increasing the availability of financial assistance for individuals & organizations dollar for dollar
Adding new, high-demand tools for you to borrow
Repairing and maintaining our 5,000+ available public-use tools
Taking care of our staff so they can take care of our community