Our funding model
Revenue is frozen — except what feeds the family.
Sponsorships, donations, profit shares and every third-party earning path on this platform are still revoked and turned off. The only streams collecting money are the ones that pay the founder's household directly — licensing, professional training, API access and workforce coverage. Help, tools and support stay free and stay on.
Frozen since August 15, 2026 · family income reopened August 16, 2026
We are not asking families to fund us, and we are not building this on donation appeals. We earn revenue by delivering something of genuine value, and those funds move back out to the people and programs that need them. If someone is willing to support this work, they should receive something real in return.
Every dollar we accept has to pass a simple test: the person or organization paying receives clear value, and no one in crisis is charged for care, matching, or advocacy.
One form. Your answer routes the inquiry to the team that owns that stream.
Treatment centers, detox programs, sober living homes, and trauma providers pay a flat monthly fee based on bed count. They receive verified referrals, a live capacity profile, and coordination tooling. There is no paid placement and no pay-for-ranking — the best match for the patient always wins.
See partner pricingBusinesses and civic partners sponsor a named program — rides, household goods, family reunification, or a community day. Each sponsorship is documented: what is funded, who it reaches, and what the sponsor receives in visibility, reporting, and community presence. We are glad to put a partner's name on work we are proud of.
Discuss a sponsorshipThree filed patents and the coordination technology behind this platform are ours. Licensing that work to health systems, agencies, and other operators generates revenue without ever charging a person in crisis.
Read how the platform worksPaid curriculum for peer advocates, caregivers, facility staff, and organizations that want to do this work correctly. The buyer gets a credential and a competency. The proceeds fund service delivery.
Training programsEarned revenue funds direct assistance first: transportation, household essentials, phones, records retrieval, court support, and the first paid peer advocates. The purpose of raising money here is to be able to hand it back out with no strings attached.
The nonprofit structure is new to me, and I intend to do it properly rather than quickly. That means formal incorporation, a real board, written conflict-of-interest and gift-acceptance policies, separate bookkeeping from the for-profit entity, and public reporting on where funds go. Until each of those pieces is in place and verifiable, we are not soliciting charitable gifts.
If you would like to help right now, the most valuable contributions are time, referrals, and partnership — see Help the mission.
The written policies themselves are already public in draft form — download the board/conflict-of-interest, gift-acceptance, and public reporting policies as PDFs.
For the complete payer-by-payer breakdown — structures, value metrics, and what each payer receives — see the fee architecture, and capabilities and enablement for what other companies can learn free or license from us.
These are the written policies we are building the nonprofit side on. They are published in draft so anyone can read them before we ever accept a charitable gift. Download, print, or hand them to a lawyer and tell us what we got wrong.
Draft 1.0 · Adopted in draft — August 2026
How the board is formed, how it votes, and what happens the moment a board member has a personal interest in a decision.
What we will accept, what we decline, and the promise that no gift ever buys influence over who we serve.
What we publish, how often, and how anyone can ask for a record — including the mistakes.
Want all three in one file? The complete packet is what we hand to a prospective board member, a sponsor, or anyone who asks how the money is governed.
Plain answers about how money moves through Dream Big Buffalo.
Facility and provider partnerships, deliverable-based sponsorships, licensing of our own inventions, and paid training and professional education. Each is priced for a clear service, product, or credential — not as a gift.
We are not yet a fully built-out nonprofit. Until we have formal incorporation, a real board, written conflict-of-interest and gift-acceptance policies, and public reporting, we will not ask anyone for a charitable gift. Doing it right matters more than doing it fast.
Something real and nameable. Facility partners receive verified referrals, capacity tooling, and coordination support. Sponsors receive documented program reach, reporting, and public visibility. Licensees receive access to our technology and patents. Training buyers receive a credential and competency. If we cannot name the value clearly, we decline the money.
No. We never charge a person seeking help for care, matching, advocacy, or any other service. Revenue comes from organizations and professionals who can pay, so we can direct assistance to families who cannot.
Back out. Earned revenue funds direct assistance — transportation, household essentials, phones, records retrieval, court support, and the first paid peer advocates. The goal is to hand it back out with no strings attached.