Essential facts about who we are, what we do, how we operate, and where to find documentation.
Mission & Identity
Stimpunks is a disabled and neurodivergent-led mutual aid and access infrastructure project.
We build public resources, tools, and community systems that expand dignity, reduce harm, and challenge systems that dehumanize in the name of efficiency, normalcy, and control.
Learn more: About Stimpunks
What We Are
- A nonprofit building open public resources
- A mutual aid and access infrastructure project
- A community-led knowledge commons
- A philosophy and design lab for disability justice
What We Are Not
- Not a clinical service provider
- Not a therapy or medical practice
- Not a behaviorist intervention program
- Not a political action committee
Legal & Governance
Stimpunks Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization with a public-benefit mission.
- Active governing board providing fiduciary oversight
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Whistleblower & Concern Reporting Policy
- Gift Acceptance Policy
- Community Covenant
Full documentation: Accountability & Transparency Hub
Legal Information
Legal Name: Stimpunks Foundation
Founded: December 2021
Date of Incorporation: December 14, 2021
Date of Designation Letter: December 14, 2021
Employer Identification Number (EIN): 87-4010796
Incorporation: Incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Delaware, United States.
Tax Status: 501(c)(3)
Fiscal Year: January 1 – December 31
Documentation and filings are available in our Accountability & Transparency Hub.
Candid Profile: Silver Seal of Transparency
Board & Staff Composition
Board Members: 4
Staff Members: 4
Volunteers: 2
Board & Staff Roster: Our About page is the canonical list of board members and directors.
Key Staff Bios: See our About page.
Stimpunks is disabled-led and neurodivergent-led. All board and staff members identify as disabled and/or neurodivergent. Three board members and three directors are women.
Leadership grounded in lived experience ensures that decision-making reflects the communities we serve.
Governance Diversity Statement
Our governance model prioritizes lived experience leadership, participatory decision-making, and disability justice principles.
Stimpunks prioritizes leadership grounded in lived experience. Our governance and operational leadership are composed of disabled and neurodivergent individuals, reflecting the communities most impacted by the systems we seek to redesign.
We believe effective governance requires proximity to the issues at stake. Leadership informed by disability, neurodivergence, gender diversity, and marginalized experience strengthens decision-making, increases accountability, and reduces harm.
Board recruitment and leadership development prioritize alignment with our mission, lived experience relevance, and commitment to disability justice principles.
This commitment is grounded in epistemic justice — the principle that people most impacted by systems of exclusion must be recognized as credible knowers of their own experiences. By centering disabled and neurodivergent leadership, we reduce testimonial injustice, challenge expertise hierarchies that exclude lived experience, and ensure governance reflects real conditions rather than abstract assumptions.
Funding & Financial Transparency
We are funded through a mix of investment income, individual donations, and sales — and we spend far more than we take in. In 2025 we spent $122,626 against $32,599 in revenue, a deficit of $90,027 covered from reserves. Individual donations were $6,953, about a fifth of revenue. Most of the rest is booked as investment income, part of which our accountant is currently tracing — see Where the Money Went.
Workplace Giving: Stimpunks participates in corporate matching and workplace giving programs, including Benevity.
2025 Total Expenses: $122,626
2025 Total Revenue: $32,599
2025 Deficit: −$90,027, covered from reserves
2025 Expense Snapshot
- Program Services: 88% — $107,730
- Management & General: 9% — $11,326
- Under review: 3% — $3,570 posted to a fundraising fees account while we trace what it paid for
- Fundraising: none — we hold no events, buy no advertising, and employ no development staff
Full breakdown: Where the Money Went
Expense policy: Program, Administration & Fundraising Expense Policy
Corrected September 3, 2026. This page previously reported a $120,000 budget split 65% program, 25% administration, and 10% fundraising. Those were modeled figures, not our accounts, and every one of them was wrong — we had been understating our own program spending by more than twenty points and reporting a fundraising function we do not have. The figures above come from our books. The full correction is on Where the Money Went.
Financial Documents
Programs & Impact
- Mutual Aid Grants
- Creator Grants
- Field Guides & Coping Resources
- Learning & Education Pathways
- Glossary & Knowledge Commons
- Design Frameworks & Philosophy
Explore:
Impact ·
Learning Hub ·
Regulation & Coping
Participation & Contact
If you are looking for support or resources:
Help Page ·
Regulation & Coping
To contribute or collaborate:
Get Involved
Contact: stimpunks@stimpunks.org
Policies & Documentation
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Whistleblower & Concern Reporting
- Donor Privacy Policy
- Gift Acceptance Policy
- Privacy Policy
- Accessibility Statement
- Nondiscrimination Statement
- DEI / Equity Plan
- History of Organization Accomplishments
Common Questions
Are your resources free?
Yes. Most public resources are open access.
Do you provide clinical services?
No. We are not a therapy provider or medical practice.
How do you measure impact?
We prioritize usefulness and harm reduction over vanity metrics. See our Effectiveness Policy.
Where can I see what you’re working on?
Now Page · Changelog
Transparency is care.
Documentation is accountability.
Access is infrastructure.