$100
A scholar's desk
Reference materials, archive lookups, and the small costs that keep a project moving.
Cooperative giving
Sustaining sacred space, intellectual rigor, and communal flourishing.
Your gift keeps Black scholars and creatives in the room — at retreats, at the writing table, and in the long work of finishing a book. The Commune Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; every gift is tax-deductible and receipted by email.
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What a gift does
$250
A night at Chalk and Pen
Lodging for one participant at Chalk and Pen at The Hotel Hershey.
$1,000
A writing sponsorship
Room, food, and critique time so one scholar can finish a chapter, not start one.
Designated giving
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General Donation
Keeps the work running: convenings, editorial work, and the daily life of the Institute.
Vocational Discernment Program
Sustains the discernment work — gatherings, mentoring, and the resources that carry a vocation question.
Chalk and Pen
Room, food, and conversation for scholars at the March 2027 gathering at The Hotel Hershey.
Artist & Scholar Fellowships
Funds an artist's or scholar's place so cost never decides who is in the room.
“Where we create in community.”
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