Become a ReCirculate Collective Member
Put your capital to work (and bring your curiosity too).We’re a community of doers who back practical solutions for a circular, regenerative, and more equitable world—one 0% interest loan at a time.
Membership is simple: you make an annual, tax-deductible contribution, and your dollars help fund 0% interest loans to nonprofits and impact-focused for-profit companies. Plus, you can opt into learning, connecting, and geeking out with people who, like you, want to make the future less wasteful and more inclusive.
modus operandi:Collective Members aren’t fans of “business as usual”—we're here to build today for a better tomorrow.
We finance solutions that regenerate instead of deplete, include instead of exclude, and distribute value instead of extracting it. It’s not simple work, but it’s essential work.
How Membership Works
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Join the club. Become a member by making an annual, tax-deductible contribution to power the Collective’s work.
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Be on the “review crew.” Each quarter, you read applications, compare notes with other members, and share feedback with the approval committee.
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Show up your way. Throughout the year, get updates, join learning sessions, meet borrowers—and if you’d like, offer mentorship, introductions, or targeted support when it’s a fit (no pressure, no guilt).
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Repeat (aka ReCirculate). Come back each annual cycle to track builder progress over time—and help shape what’s next.
Big Ideas, Real Impact.
Big Ideas, Real Impact.
What Members Get (and Give)
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You get a front-row seat to real impact
This isn’t “checkbook philanthropy.” Members get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to launch and grow real-world solutions.
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You help close the “missing middle”
A lot of great initiatives and business models are too early for impact investors and too scrappy for traditional commercial funding. The Collective exists to meet them there.
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You join a values-aligned community
We’re a fun crowd; need we say more? Members are people who like action, shared learning, and progress. Engage as much as your schedule permits.
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You multiply impact - again and again
As loans are repaid, those dollars return to the pool and are redeployed into new high-impact loans. It’s philanthropy with a second (and third, and fourth, etc.) act.
You’ve got questions.
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ReCirculate Collective is a U.S.-based initiative of S3IDF (The Small-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund), a registered nonprofit organization that brings together values-aligned individuals to support circular and regenerative initiatives through pooled, philanthropic capital, strategic engagement, and community learning. ReCirculate Collective provides 0% interest loans and light-touch, non-financial support to both nonprofit and for-profit initiatives with U.S.-focused impact.
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No. ReCirculate Collective operates through a wholly owned, single-member LLC of S3IDF (The Small-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund). ReCirculate Collective is not a standalone nonprofit—rather, it functions under S3IDF’s 501(c)(3) umbrella. This structure allows ReCirculate Collective to maintain a focused mission and financial distinction while benefiting from the governance, oversight, and charitable status of its parent organization.
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Yes. Membership fees made to ReCirculate Collective are fully tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Contributions are routed through ReCirculate Collective’s LLC, which is treated as a disregarded entity for tax purposes, means that donations qualify under S3IDF’s 501(c)(3) charity status.
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Yes—absolutely. You can donate without becoming a Collective member, and your tax-deductible gift matters a lot: it directly helps us make more 0% interest loans to the circular and regenerative initiatives doing the real on-the-ground work. We could not do this without you!
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Yes. donations made to ReCirculate Collective are fully tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Contributions are routed through ReCirculate Collective’s LLC, which is treated as a disregarded entity for tax purposes, means that donations qualify under S3IDF’s 501(c)(3) charity status.
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Yes. We welcome collaborators, technical experts, co-funders, and amplifiers. If you’re part of an aligned organization or simply interested in supporting this work in a different capacity, get in touch—we’d love to explore ways to partner.
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Getting started is simple. If you’d like to learn more first, you can schedule a prospective member call—we’ll walk you through membership and answer any questions.
If you’re ready now, you can join directly by making your membership contribution in the sign-up section below. After you contribute, you’ll receive access to The Inner Circle (our member portal) and a welcome email with next steps.
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You’ll receive a welcome email with next steps—and you’ll get login access to The Inner Circle, our member portal. Inside, you can stay on top of upcoming quarterly selection cycles, see announcements and updates, and find links to member programming.
You’ll also receive invitations to ReCirculate Collective community events and optional ways to engage more deeply (like reviewing candidate profiles, mentoring, or joining special sessions). Along the way, we’ll share periodic impact updates and insights from across the ReCirculate Collective community.
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Membership is designed to be annual, and we welcome members to join with a once-per-year contribution. Annual members receive access to Collective member features for 12 months from the date of their contribution.
We also offer a monthly contribution option for those who prefer it. Monthly membership remains active as long as your recurring payments continue; if the monthly contributions stop, your access to member-only features will pause until payments resume.
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Yes. If you make a standard donation, you’ll receive an automatic email receipt/acknowledgment right away. If you sign up through Collective membership, we’ll email you a formal donation acknowledgment letter for your records.
In both cases, contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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Most member engagement happens online. We don’t currently have any in-person meetups planned, but we do hope to host occasional, targeted in-person gatherings in the future as the Collective grows.
members stay connected through our interactive online platform (where you can message other members directly and follow updates) and a regular lineup of online programming, including:
Office Hours / Ask Us Anything
Borrower Check-Ins (“in the field” updates)
Quarterly Review Kickoff + “What We Funded” Briefings
Circularity 101 + Sector Spotlights (repair/reuse, waste-to-value, regenerative systems, etc.)
Impact measurement and learning sessions
Member meetings and community sourcing sessions
Optional deeper engagement: reviewer huddles, borrower support clinics, and virtual tours/site visits
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ReCirculate Collective is an initiative of S3IDF, and final loan approvals are made under S3IDF’s governance—ultimately by the S3IDF Board of Directors. Collective members play an important role by reviewing and scoring invited applications during each quarterly cycle, and that input meaningfully informs decisions, but the Board provides the final approval and oversight to ensure alignment, accountability, and responsible stewardship.
Ready to Get Involved?
Your annual, tax-deductible contribution fuels 0% interest loans to circular and regenerative initiatives—and connects you to a community of people who like to learn, share, and support high impact projects.
Not ready to be a Member but still want to support us?
Quote from Member coming soon!
- Collective Member (and Circular Champion)