Open books
Transparency
Street Forum keeps its money in public view. Contributions, paid expenses and budget categories are all visible on Open Collective, under the fiscal hosting of Keep Austin Neighborly.
Structure
The plain facts
- Organizational form
- Grassroots mutual-aid collective — not a shelter, food bank or outreach agency.
- Fiscal host
- Keep Austin Neighborly, which fiscally sponsors local initiatives and provides administrative support.
- Financial platform
- Open Collective, where contributions, expenses and budget categories are public.
- Expense categories
- Kit packing, park distribution, tents and sleeping bags, café supplies, seasonal drives.
- Tax treatment
- Confirm directly with organizers and Keep Austin Neighborly before assuming any tax treatment.
- Decision-making
- Campaign priorities follow what neighbors are asking for, week to week.
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We do not describe Street Forum as a nonprofit corporation or a 501(c)(3), and we do not claim contributions are tax-deductible. Questions about receipts and tax treatment go to organizers and to Keep Austin Neighborly.
Follow the money
Live totals, not frozen claims
Rather than printing numbers here that go stale, we point straight at the ledger. Open Collective shows all-time contributions, disbursements, paid expenses and what each one paid for.