Money in. Money Out.

 Every little bit helps, just not right now.

In the summer and fall of 2020, we were doing everything we could to keep the conversation around removing Confederate statues from public places of prominence alive. Now, though, we’ve seen that a shift in tactics is needed and as a result, we’re no longer taking donations at this time. While we’re examining where to go next, we invite you to send your donations to organizations that are doing work on the ground right now, like the Jackson County NAACP.

Keeping track

We’re striving to be transparent with the money we receive and where it’s going, especially since we’ve been around for less than a year. Click the button below to be taken to a full spreadsheet of month-by-month contributions and expenditures.

But here’s a list of our ins and outs, for those who don’t need to deal with the stress of Excel.

July 2020

Donations
$785 for our bail fund (a recommended precaution)
$105 for our general fund
$102 for our reparations fund (split between our Black members and used at their discretion)
$90 for our medics fund (for the street medics who help keep everyone safe at our events)

August 2020

Donations
$25 to our bail fund
$815 to our general fund
$235 to our medics
$630 toward the cost of billboards
$216 as pre-payments for merch

Expenses
$308.95 from our general fund
$125 from our medic fund

Funds Totals
$102 in Reparations
$810 in bail
$611.05 in general
$200 in medics
$630 in billboards
$216 in merch

What happened here?
We spent money on tech, books, and facebook ads, along with some needed medic supplies.

September 2020

Donations
$120 to our bail fund
$447.02 to our general fund
$510 toward the cost of billboards
$557.04 in merch purchases
$25 in food drive donations

Expenses
$51 donation from reparations fund to billboards fund
$571.56 from our general fund
$681 from our billboards fund
$693.10 from our merch fund

Funds Totals
$51 in reparations
$930 in bail
$486.51 in general
$200 in medics
$0 in billboards
-$136.06 in merch
$25 in food drive

What happened here?
We put up some billboards, paid some event speakers, and bought some merch for y’all. We also donated plenty of canned goods to MANNA, but our financial donation was held up.

October 2020

Donations
$75 to our general fund

Expenses
$223.56 from our general fund

Funds Totals
$51 in reparations
$930 in bail
$337.95 in general
$200 in medics
-$136.06 in merch
$25 in food drive

What happened here?
We bought some more facebook ads and cleared some compensation for our speakers.

November 2020

Donations
$50 to our general fund

Funds Totals
$51 in reparations
$930 in bail
$387.95 in general
$200 in medics
-$136.06 in merch
$25 in food drive

What happened here?
Our costs for this month’s activities were covered out-of-pocket by our volunteers.

December 2020

Donations
$50 to our general fund
$274.12 to our fundraiser for cold weather supplies for the roughly housed

Funds Totals
$51 in reparations
$930 in bail
$437.98 in general
$200 in medics
-$136.06 in merch
$25 in food drive
$274.12 in the “blankets” fund

What happened here?
We collected money for cold weather supplies for HERE, but our check was lost in the mail. Y’all remember what December was like, right?

January 2021

Donations
$400 to our general fund

Expenses
$129.52 from our merch fund

Funds Totals
$51 in reparations
$930 in bail
$857.98 in general
$200 in medics
-$265.58 in merch
$25 in food drive
$274.12 in the “blankets” fund

What happened here?
We invested in extra merch to help raise funds for the Harriet Tubman statue coming to town.

February 2021 to date

Donations
$300 to our general fund

Expenses
$51 from our reparations fund
$265.58 from our general fund
$200 from medics

Funds Totals
$0 in Reparations
$930 in bail
$892.40 in general
$0 in medics
$0 in merch
$0 in food drive
$0 in the “blankets” fund

What’s happening?
An additional payment to the DJ at our July event from our reparations fund finally went through. (Thanks, venmo verification settings.)
We’re handing over our medics fund to our medics, to help with training and other needed resources.
We are resending our donations to HERE and MANNA.
We are using general fund donations to even out the deficit in our merch fund, so that any future merch purchases can go straight to fundraising.