Limited to the first 20 founding donors
The Founders Club
Twenty seats for the people who put JDF Public Safety on the street. Founders are recognized permanently, by name or anonymously, as the ones who built this for the whole neighborhood.
Seats are numbered in the order founding gifts are completed. This count is updated from real gifts only.
What founders receive
We will honor you for it
A founder is a valued member of this community, and it should show.
The Founders Wall
A permanent, numbered place on the Founders Wall on this site. Your name, your family's name, a dedication, or anonymous.
Numbered coin and pin
A founder challenge coin struck with your seat number, and a founder lapel pin.
The full merch set
Hat, shirt, sticker and supporter patch, shipped to your door.
Founders briefing
An invitation to a founders briefing with JDF leadership on how the patrol, K-9 and dispatch work is going.
First look
The annual report goes to founders first, before it is published.
Giving levels
Every level comes with a thank-you
Each level includes everything in the level before it. Prefer that your whole gift goes to patrol? Tick "no merch" at checkout.
- Everything in Guardian, plus
- Supporter patch set
- Your name on the supporters page
- Everything in Shield, plus
- Numbered founder challenge coin
- Founder lapel pin
- Permanent place on the Founders Wall
- Founders briefing invitation
All 20 founding seats are open. Founding seats go in the order gifts are completed, one per household or business. Once all 20 are filled the Founders Club closes for good.
The merch
Made to be worn around the neighborhood
Design mock-ups. Final items may differ once they are produced.
Supporter hat
Navy, structured, gold button and brim piping.
Supporter shirt
Navy tee with gold trim. Reads "Proud Supporter", never staff.
Supporter sticker
Die-cut vinyl for a window, laptop or car.
Numbered founder coin
Struck with your seat number. "No. 07" is an example.
Founder lapel pin
Round enamel pin. Small, quiet, recognizable to those who know.
The Founders Wall
Twenty plaques. One of them is yours.
Each plaque carries a founder's name, a family name, a dedication, or simply "Anonymous founder". It stays on this site permanently.
Questions
About the Founders Club
Can I be an anonymous founder?
Yes. Your plaque will read "Anonymous founder" with your seat number, and your name is never published. You still receive everything a founder receives.
Is my gift tax-deductible?
[Confirm with JDF's accountant: when a donor receives merchandise, the deductible amount is the gift minus the fair market value of the items, and gifts over $75 need that stated on the receipt. Offer a "no merch, make my whole gift count" checkbox.]
When does the merch ship?
Items are produced in batches after your gift is completed. We will email you when yours ships. Founder coins are struck once, with seat numbers, so they take longest.
What happens after the 20 seats are taken?
The Founders Club closes and is never reopened. Every other giving level stays open, and all of them fund the same patrol, K-9 and dispatch work.
Can a business or a family take a seat?
Yes. One seat per household or business, and the plaque can carry a family or business name.