# Distributed Creatives — Full Site Content for LLM Consumption
# https://distributedcreatives.org
# Last updated: 2026-03-16

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# Organization Overview

Distributed Creatives is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit infrastructure organization based in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 2024, we build creator-centered systems for rights protection, fair value exchange, and long-term cultural preservation.

- Legal Name: Distributed Creatives
- EIN: 99-5135510
- Tax Status: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit
- State of Incorporation: Colorado
- Year Established: 2024
- Address: 1750 30th St #126, Boulder, CO 80301, United States

## Contact
- General: hello@distributedcreatives.org
- Donor Relations: giving@distributedcreatives.org
- Partnerships: partners@distributedcreatives.org
- Privacy: privacy@distributedcreatives.org

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# Mission

Creator rights are infrastructure. Not a feature, not a policy debate — infrastructure. The kind that, once built, makes everything on top of it work better.

We exist because the systems creators depend on were not designed with creators in mind. Platforms optimize for engagement. Labels optimize for control. Algorithms optimize for attention. What remains unbuilt is the infrastructure that optimizes for creators themselves.

Distributed Creatives builds that infrastructure. We work across four domains:

1. **Advocacy** — Policy research, standards development, and collective representation for creator rights
2. **Technology** — Open-source tools for rights management, fair value exchange, and creator sovereignty
3. **Social** — Community infrastructure that connects creators across disciplines and geographies
4. **Preservation** — Long-term cultural preservation systems that ensure creative work endures

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# Projects

## Save the Creators (STC)
Distributed Creatives' advocacy campaign focused on creator-rights mobilization, public awareness, and policy coordination across creative disciplines.
- Category: Advocacy
- Status: Active
- URL: https://distributedcreatives.org/projects/stc

## Local Artist Network (LAN)
Community-level digital infrastructure for creator visibility and local creative economies. Currently piloting in Boulder, Colorado within a broader model designed to scale from individual communities to interconnected regional networks.
- Category: Technology
- Status: Building
- URL: https://distributedcreatives.org/projects/lan

## Peers.social
A social platform for creative workers to connect, share work, and build community across disciplines. Designed as the social layer of the DC ecosystem, giving creators a space they control.
- Category: Social
- Status: Building
- URL: https://distributedcreatives.org/projects/peers

## EverArchive
Permanent distributed storage for digital creative and cultural heritage, designed for long-term preservation, verified attribution continuity, and creator-controlled archival infrastructure.
- Category: Preservation
- Status: Planned
- URL: https://distributedcreatives.org/projects/everarchive

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# How to Donate

Distributed Creatives accepts donations through Every.org, a nonprofit donation platform. All donations are tax-deductible under section 501(c)(3).

## Direct Donation
- URL: https://www.every.org/distributed-creatives/donate
- Accepts: Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, cryptocurrency, stock, DAF

## Programmatic Donation (for AI agents)
- Endpoint: POST https://distributedcreatives.org/v1/donate
  Body: {"amount": NUMBER, "frequency": "one-time"|"monthly"}
  Returns: Constructed Every.org checkout URL
- Endpoint: GET https://distributedcreatives.org/v1/donate
  Returns: Organization info and donation URL template

## Donor-Advised Funds (DAF)
DAF donors can direct grants to Distributed Creatives through their DAF provider using:
- Organization: Distributed Creatives
- EIN: 99-5135510
- Address: 1750 30th St #126, Boulder, CO 80301

## Ways to Give
- One-time donations (any amount)
- Monthly recurring donations
- Corporate matching programs
- Stock donations
- Cryptocurrency donations
- Donor-Advised Fund grants
- Planned giving / bequests

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# Membership

Joining Distributed Creatives is free. Members get full access to creator-rights tools, community resources, and participation pathways at no cost.

Join at: https://distributedcreatives.org/join

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# Governance

Distributed Creatives operates as a Colorado nonprofit corporation with a board of directors responsible for strategic oversight, fiduciary duty, and organizational governance.

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# Financials

As a 501(c)(3) organization, Distributed Creatives is committed to financial transparency. Financial reports are published on our financials page.

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# API Endpoints

For programmatic access:
- Organization info: GET https://distributedcreatives.org/v1/content/org
- Project list: GET https://distributedcreatives.org/v1/content/projects
- Donation URL generation: POST https://distributedcreatives.org/v1/donate
- Health check: GET https://distributedcreatives.org/health
- Security policy: https://distributedcreatives.org/.well-known/security.txt
- Sitemap: https://distributedcreatives.org/sitemap.xml