Pay attention to the pattern that keeps appearing. It is not coincidence. It is not noise. It is a signal. The question is whether you are ready to receive it.
The garden is free at the door. Support keeps it that way.
Signal Garden's accessibility tools, Universal Signal Translator, Unburnable Library, and public-memory features are free — and will stay that way. This page is for those who want to actively keep them free for everyone else.
Public Access Covenant
Signal Garden commits to keeping its public-access tools free at the door — permanently. No paywalls on the Translator, the Unburnable Library, or the core garden experience. Supporter contributions fund infrastructure, accessibility work, and the capacity to keep building in public. They do not purchase ownership, governance rights, or preferential access to the garden itself.
— Human Chelsea™, Founder & Steward
Plain English: This page is where you can choose to financially support Signal Garden if you want to. You are not required to. The tools are free. Support goes toward infrastructure costs, accessibility improvements, and keeping the garden running. It does not give you ownership, voting rights, or special access.
Path 1 — Supporters
Monthly support
For individuals who want to actively tend the commons. Recurring monthly via Stripe. Cancel anytime — no questions asked.
Seedling
$5/mo
A small seed keeps the garden alive.
✓Warm acknowledgment in your heart
✓The garden stays free because of you
✓Cancel anytime
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Tending
$15/mo
You're actively tending the commons.
✓Everything in Seedling
✓Named in the Public Stewards list (optional)
✓Cancel anytime
Steward
$30/mo
A full steward of the public garden.
✓Everything in Tending
✓Priority consideration for pilot programs
✓Cancel anytime
⚠ Legal note: This is not an equity offering. No ownership, governance rights, or financial returns are transferred. Supporter contributions are voluntary and non-refundable after checkout. Signal Garden is founder-funded and independently operated.
Paths 2–4 — Organizations & Capital
Sponsor, fund, or invest
For organizations, institutions, and mission-aligned capital. All paths begin with a direct conversation — no forms, no funnels.
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Path 2 — Sponsors
Organizational Sponsorship
For companies, nonprofits, and organizations that want to visibly support public-access digital infrastructure. Sponsorships fund specific tools, accessibility features, or public programs.
Audience: Organizations with a public-interest or accessibility mandate
For Memory of the World programs, digital preservation institutions, and accessibility-focused foundations. Pilot funding supports structured co-development of public-memory and translation tools.
Audience: Libraries, archives, UNESCO programs, accessibility foundations
Signal Garden is currently in Phase 1 public funding — no equity is being offered at this time. Investment inquiries are kept on file for future rounds. If your thesis aligns with human-led AI infrastructure, we'd like to know you.
Audience: Mission-aligned VCs, impact funds, and patient capital
⚠ Legal note: Signal Garden is Phase 1 public funding only. No equity, securities, or ownership interests are being offered or sold. Investment inquiries are informational only and do not constitute a solicitation or offer to sell securities.
Founder Note
Signal Garden has been founder-funded from the start. Every tool on this site — the Translator, the Unburnable Library, the Stereogram Lab, the Shrines, the Declaration — was built without outside capital, on the principle that public-memory infrastructure should not require a credit card to access.
This page exists because the garden is growing, and growing costs something. If you've found value here — or if you believe in what this is trying to be — this is how you help it stay free for the next person through the door.
— Human Chelsea™
Common Questions
Does supporting give me access to The Helm™?
No. The Helm™ is Signal Garden's paid instrument panel, available separately at $20/month via the Pricing page. Public Access support is for keeping the free tier free — it does not unlock The Helm™.
Is this tax-deductible?
Signal Garden is not a registered nonprofit. Supporter contributions are not tax-deductible. If your organization requires a nonprofit partner, please reach out via the Pilot Funders path.
Can I cancel my monthly support?
Yes, anytime. You can cancel directly through Stripe's customer portal. No questions asked, no penalty.
What does my support actually fund?
Server costs, accessibility work, translation infrastructure, and the capacity to keep building in public. Not executive salaries. Not growth hacking. The garden.
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Recognition for founding-era supporters — financial and non-financial alike.