crescent fund
TOTAL FUNDS
$5,316.00
updated 05/21/10
Do you have a project for the Crescent Fund?
We succeed by helping each other. With support from the National Rural Funders’ Collaborative, marketumbrella.org created the Crescent Fund to invest in vendors, shoppers and the community.
Each time shoppers use a credit or debit card to purchase wooden tokens at the Crescent City Farmers Market, they can contribute $1 to the Crescent Fund. Vendors can also invest part of their earnings in the Fund.
Anyone can apply for a cash infusion of up to $500. Throughout the year, the marketumbrella.org selects projects most likely to benefit the local economy, improve local health and strengthen our community.
Market shoppers and vendors then vote for their favorite projects. After six months, the winners repay the cash infusion with time (volunteering at the market), talent (sharing a special skill) or treasure (returning the money).