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Thank you for helping the DC Independent Media Center. The DC IMC is an all-volunteer media collective and we rely on independent funding to operate.

What your donation is used for

The first $50 a month donated online is used to pay for website expenses, including donating to our host, Mutual Aid, a reliable and inexpensive hosting service.

During major convergences such the Inauguration, IMF/World Bank protests, and anti-war demonstrations, DC Independent Media Center is used by independent journalists from all over the world. Since May 2000, we have paid rent and equipped many media centers, on a short and longer term basis. When people gather in DC to raise their voices for justice, people around the world look to Indymedia for the truth about what is happening. Your donation will help us produce international coverage of these major events, as well as everyday coverage of our community.

Donations are tax-deductible

All contributions are tax-deductible and processed through our fiscal sponsor, Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, which is a 501 (c)(3) organization.

How to make a donation by check through the mail

We do not have a postal mail address. Please email us at dc@indymedia.org if you would like to make arrangements to mail a donation. For your donation to be tax-deductible, please make your check out to Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center and write DC IMC on the memo line. If you are paying for merchandise, or do not need your donation to be tax-deductible, please make the check out to the DC Independent Media Center

How to make a donation by credit card on the internet

When you click on the button at the top of the page, you will be directed to PayPal. PayPal is an independent financial service that will charge the donation to your MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover Card. The DC IMC will not have access to your credit card number or any of the other personal information that your provide, except for your name and email address.

Please note that in order for contributions to be tax deductible, they are processed through our fiscal sponsor, IMC Urbana Champaign. Although the PayPal account is in their name, contributions made from the link on this page will be directed to the DC Independent Media Center.

In order to accept contributions via credit card, we are required to pay a small percentage of each donation as a processing fee to PayPal. We suggest that you contribute by check if possible, so that all of your donation can go to the DC Independent Media Center.

In-Kind Donations

We rely on donations of computer and media equipment to allow independent journalists without their own resources an opportunity to produce media.

Some things that we currently need:

Computer equipment: 8 port 10/100 Ethernet switch*, hard drives (10GB+)*, RAM for a G4, PC computers (P3+), laptops, CD/DVD writer

Media equipment: Minidisc recorder, Mini-DV deck, VCR, headphones

Software: video & audio editing

Blank media: Mini-DV, VHS, CD-R, Minidisc, floppy disks

If you have any questions

Please contact us at dc@indymedia.org or (202)452-5936.