The building is almost ours! A big fundraising push
Can you help us meet this month's fundraising goal?
A newsletter for the affordable housing initiative Baldwin House in Washington, DC. We’re now sending updates through Substack.
Thank you for joining us on this journey to create Baldwin House. We’re entering a busy season. We’re making renovation plans, preparing loan applications, and continuing to recruit future tenant-owners. By the end of this year we will officially own the building! But there are two crucial fundraising deadlines we need to meet first.
One deadline is soon: We need to raise $36k by the end of September to fulfill conditions of the contract and continue moving forward in the closing process.
$36k is a big number, but we have momentum. We’ve already raised over $400k through individual donations, many from you all! We believed this could be a people-powered project and thanks to your generosity we’re succeeding.
Will you consider donating again, or for the first time, to help us meet this goal?
If you’re not sure yet, here’s a story from one donor and organizer on why she gave to Baldwin House:
I’ve only lived in DC for a year, but when I moved here I wanted to be a good neighbor. I had traveled for work a lot before this and I always felt like I was taking more than I was giving from those places. I wanted to change that.
I’m lucky that I can afford to rent a comfortable apartment here, but that isn’t true for most people. Rent in DC has gone up over 20% last year alone. The salary from my tech job can buffer me from that, but those rent increases push other people out, especially Black and brown Washingtonians who have lived here for generations.
I donated to Baldwin House because I wanted to enable people who have already call DC home to stay here. I have the luxury of being able to afford to stay here. I want other people to be able to choose that too.
Will you donate and join me?
Here is our donation info:
For donations over $1k: Make a wire transfer
For donations under $1k: Donate via Givebutter or Patreon
Big exciting things are happening. Now to keep up the momentum!