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Status: open ask · Adaptive Philosophy Foundation · Olympia · 2026-09-08

Someone asked what would actually help. Here it is, without the soft packaging.

The bottleneck

A roughly $275–$300 IRS exempt-organization user fee (Form 1023-EZ path if eligible) is holding up a chain of other doors: Salesforce Power of Us, many nonprofit discounts, “real org” fee waivers. No determination letter yet means a lot of help stays closed.

I am Daniel Bryan Boice — Director and PsySystems Developer, Adaptive Philosophy Foundation (WA nonprofit, UBI 605 997 479). Verify: registered with the Washington Secretary of State, UBI 605 997 479. Look it up with the Corporation Search at ccfs.sos.wa.gov. Veteran. The foundation has about $1 cash right now. Cash App: $dancredit.

What would help this week (concrete)

Gift cards or sponsored subscription credits so we can keep tools alive for AI testing and user-adoption research — not vibes, not “thoughts and prayers.”

Specifically useful:

• Notion — annual plan renews November; full Notion AI (Agent) needs Business. Gift card / sponsored upgrade = keep the public notebook + test Notion AI as a commons / adoption lab.
• Starlink high-speed internet (foundation business expense, added Nov 2, 2026): kit $270 one-time, plus Residential Max service $130/mo, so $1,560/yr, or $1,830 for the first year with the kit. We work on phone data today, which makes programming hard. Price from starlink.com/service-plans, checked Oct 30, 2026; confirm at checkout.
• Comcast home internet (backup option): about $50/mo, estimate; confirm price at signup.
• Other AI / cloud / developer subscriptions people already use gift cards for (Apple, Google, etc.) if that’s easier than cash.
• Or cash via Cash App $dancredit or PayPal https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/7LP669JW6TBYW (give any amount — enter $275, $300, or what you can) toward the IRS fee or domain / Workspace renewals. (Note: adaptivephilosophy.com homepage still has no Donate button — use these links or Give now — unlock the gate.)

Why “AI testing / user adoption”

I’ve been promoting, testing, and explaining AI tools for years — including open-source work (e.g. PsyTrack on GitHub), Stack-style commons labor, and public notes. That work helps user adoption and stress-testing. A philosopher is on the job. The ledger is still empty.

If you can float a gift card or a month/year of a tool we’re already using to publish and test, you remove a real blocker. If you can float the IRS fee (and we can reach a three-director board for 1023-EZ), you unlock the nonprofit discount stack.

Related note

Earlier Captain’s Log: Computer, take a note: asking for help without pretending we have money