Nashville’s longest running DIY space is turning 10! Can you believe it? We have survived 3 moves, 2 involuntary shut downs and many many days of uncertainty. The only way we have made it this long is because of YOU.
What are we fundrasing for? We're glad you asked!
Top priorities:
- New MiniSplit- ! If you know us, you know how imporatnt this one is! We have a generous community member willing to install an additional unit to help keep us cool at a discount! Approx. $4k
- Fixing the crack in our window so it stays cool! Approx. $685
- Fixing our front door so it actually closes…so it stays cool! Approx. 4k
- Repairing our warped interior doors that have been water damaged
- Exterior maintenance
- Having some $$ to put on Drkmttr Fest! (Porta Potties, Stage, Paying bands...)
Financial transparency is important to us, so you know where we’re coming from. Have you ever wondered…how do they pay their rent?! How do they say afloat?! Here’s some info:
Our Patreon brings in around $950 monthly. Bar sales are between $5-$8k monthly. Shows bring in between $6-$13k. In July our income was around $25,000.
Our rent is $3,850 but with utilities, bills and payment, our July expenses were roughly $26,000.
As you can see, this doesn’t leave a lot of wiggle room. Since becoming a 501c3 we’ve had the opportunity to apply for grants, but with the current state of the world…they are harder and harder to come by. Some arts organizations are funded by private equity, public grants, private foundations or independently wealthy operators. Drkmttr has always been grassroots!
Please join us in improving our space for our birthday! Let’s keep Drkmttr going for 10 more years!
