Founder's Circle
A small group of committed people who keep the work going — every month, every build, every child who runs through the gate for the first time.
Recurring Partnership
What is the Founder's Circle?
The Founder's Circle is Project Playground's monthly giving program — a close-knit group of committed partners who fund our work 365 days a year with a $100/month contribution. These are the people we think of first when we pick up a shovel.
This isn't just a donation. It's a standing promise to a child who hasn't met you yet. Your recurring gift means we can plan builds months ahead of time, say yes when a community reaches out, and show up without wondering if the money will be there. You make the work possible in the truest sense.
At $100 per month, a single Founder's Circle member contributes $1,200 a year — enough to fund a meaningful portion of one complete playground build. Together, a handful of founding members can close the entire gap between a community's dream and the day kids run through the gate for the first time.
What You Get
Member Benefits
- Year-round, always-on impact — most donors give once and move on. Founder's Circle members are different. Your recurring gift keeps the lights on between campaigns, funds the planning that happens months before a build, and lets us say yes to communities who can't wait for a fundraising cycle. Every month you give, another piece of a child's future is secured — whether a campaign is running or not.
- Your own Cloud Frame — as a Founder's Circle member, you'll receive a cloud-connected digital photo frame pre-loaded with images from our active build sites around the world. When our teams finish a project and kids run through the gate for the first time, a fresh photo lands on your frame automatically — no app required, no login needed. Watch the smiles appear in real time as your support comes to life, right on your wall. Your frame tells the story of every playground your membership helped build.
- Founding member recognition — we have to start somewhere, and the people who join first deserve to be remembered for it. Founder's Circle members are named in our annual report and listed on the Project Playground website as original partners in this mission. You're not just a donor — you're part of the organization's origin story.
- Direct line to the field — every quarter you'll receive a personal update written by our build teams, not a marketing department. Real stories, real names, real before-and-after photos from the communities your dollars reached. You'll know exactly where your money went and whose life it touched — because that's what you deserve to know.
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Tell us a little about yourself and we'll follow up with everything you need to get started. No commitment required — just curiosity.
Still Have Questions?
I'm happy to talk through what the Founder's Circle means in practice — how giving works, what you'll receive, and where your monthly support actually goes. Just reach out.
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