Transparency in Commerce

We LOVE the challenge and magic of building and growing businesses in the most ethical ways possible. We hope the information below helps give you a greater sense of what goes into running spaces like this, and where your money goes when you contribute to this space. If you ever have questions, you can always reach out.

State & Federal Taxes

30-35%. I know, wild right?

Merchent Fees

Approximately 4%.

Operating Expenses

20-30%. This includes Zoom subscriptions, website hosting, media editing software, scheduling services, business services, and complex backend systems to ensure that everything runs smoothly and that you have uninterrupted access to all the resources.

Paying Humans Well

When we bring in a Guest Teacher, or seek to hire outside support, we strive to pay as high as possible, and we strive to only hire support when we can pay what the person is worth. As we grow, we are committed to only growing in direct relationship to being able to pay well. Committing to fair exchange helps us ALL live into a world of fair exchange.

Charitable Giving

We are currently working toward committing 3-5% in social giving and our next goal is 10%. We focus our giving on Indigenous organizations and grassroots social justice organizations seeding the kinds of change & reform that we envision in the world we are living into.

We believe that it’s helpful for you to know and understand the full scope of what goes into running spaces like this, so that you can feel confident in reprioritizing where your money & energy is being invested.