Staff operating budget for Adaptive Philosophy Foundation — planned spend vs gifts logged in Donations.
Director: Daniel Bryan Boice · Olympia, WA · EIN available on request: email [email protected]
| Item | Number |
|---|---|
| Cash on hand (honest) | ≈ $1 (Cash App ledger) |
| THE GATE unlock | ~$275–$300 IRS Form 1023-EZ user fee (if eligible) |
| Cash App pressure | ~$54 (declines / float) |
| Site (new) | https://zoix.ai |
Related: THE GATE: money is the stop — stack ready, waiting on activation · Give now — unlock the gate · GitHub budget issue #11
Added 2026-10-04. These three come before every other row on this page.
| Item | One-time | Monthly | Annual | Notes / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · IRS Form 1023-EZ user fee (THE GATE) | $275.00 | — | — | 501(c)(3) application fee · IRS user fee page · also listed under Setup fees below |
| 2 · Google Workspace past-due balance to restore foundation email | $97.20 | — | — | The Sept 30, 2026 payment for adaptivephilosophy.com (Business Standard) was declined and Workspace is suspended. Paying this balance restores Workspace and foundation email. Amount from the Director's records; Google's notices don't show it, so confirm in Admin console → Billing. |
| 3 · Google Cloud running costs (databases and services) | — | $15.00 (suggested buffer) | $180.00 est. | Suggested buffer, not a bill. Based on real Google Cloud payments in Sept 2026: $5.00 (Sep 20) and $10.00 (Sep 22), so $15 for the month. Adjust once a full month of usage is known. |
| One-time | Monthly | Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top priorities | $372.20 | $15.00 | $180.00 est. |
Prices: NAP screenshots where marked · otherwise current public list prices (check before buy). est. = monthly×12. Nonprofit discounts unlock after IRS determination.
One primary plan each — what we need to run Adaptive Philosophy tools cleanly.
| Item | Monthly | Annual | Why / source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SuperGrok Heavy | $300.00 | $3,600.00 est. | Grok Bot usage · NAP · public list $300/mo; a 90-day intro promo of $100/mo and a $3,000/yr annual option are reported (SuperGrok.info, Grokati) · check price on grok.com |
| Notion Business (1 seat) | $23.99 | $239.99 | AI Agent + hub · NAP; renews Nov |
| Google Workspace (1 user, interim) | $7.00 | $84.00 | Restore email; free Nonprofit after 501(c)(3) |
| Spotify Premium Individual | $12.99 | $155.88 est. | Connect / French immersion · NAP |
| ChatGPT Plus | $19.99 | $239.88 est. | Second model for compare · NAP |
| 1Password Family | $7.99 | $71.99 | Shared vault · NAP |
| Dropbox Standard (1 user, 3 TB) (upgrade from Plus 2 TB) | $18.00 | $180.00 | Upgrade: current plan is full. The current plan couldn't be confirmed from the connector, so this assumes Plus 2 TB. Standard is the next tier with more storage: starts at 3 TB, for 1 person or more. It costs $18/user/mo billed monthly or $15/user/mo billed annually ($180/yr) (dropbox.com/plans, checked Oct 4, 2026). Plus was $11.99 monthly or $9.99/mo billed annually. Not purchased · check price |
| iCloud+ 2 TB | $9.99 | $119.88 est. | Photos full · NAP |
| Zapier Professional (750 tasks, annual bill) | $19.99 | $239.88 | App glue · public pricing (+15% NP later) |
| GitHub Copilot Pro+ | $39.99 | $479.88 est. | Code assist · NAP |
| X Premium | $11.00 | $114.99 | Comms / Grok on X · NAP |
| Cursor Pro | $20.00 | $192.00 (annual bill ≈$16/mo) | Cloud Agents / site work · cursor.com |
| Jira (Atlassian) — Free | $0.00 | $0.00 | AP roadmap board · Free plan is $0 for up to 10 users. Standard is about $7.91/user/mo if we outgrow Free (Atlassian pricing) · check price; confirm the site is on Free |
| GitHub Team (1 seat) (or GitHub Pro) | $4.00 | $48.00 est. | Open repos / site code · Team $4/user/mo (github.com/pricing); Pro for a personal account is similar · check price |
| Firebase Blaze plan (pay-as-you-go) | $5.00 (suggested buffer) | $60.00 est. | Website hosting / Firebase · no fixed price; usage above the free Spark quotas is billed (Firebase pricing). Suggested buffer, not a bill; billed through the same Google Cloud account as Top priority 3, so the two may overlap. |
| Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud — Sales & Service Core (1 user) | $70.00 | $840.00 | Web applications, subscriptions and donor management. Free after 501(c)(3): the Power of Us Program gives any eligible nonprofit 10 Nonprofit Cloud Core licenses at no cost (salesforce.com/nonprofit/pricing). In the US, only 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations qualify, and the application needs the IRS determination letter (Power of Us). Until then: nonprofit list price is $70/user/mo billed annually, and an annual contract is required. Buying at nonprofit pricing also requires verified tax-exempt status, or fiscal sponsorship by a 501(c)(3) (Supplemental Terms). A 30-day free trial is available. Checked Oct 4, 2026 · not purchased. |