In hopes of creating full and complete transparency, below you will find a breakdown for our expenses and how we raise funds.
To support the continuation of Outer Space, please consider donating directly to our Ink People account using the Donate button on our website Home page.
Rent & Utilities: $1500.00
Admin fees to the Ink People: 15% of any money we make.
Internet: $40
Sound, gallery, and retail supplies: ~$75
Promotional costs: printing flyer, ads, outreach: ~$30
Toiletries and cleaning supplies: ~$25
Outer Space Arcata sustains itself financially through the following forms of revenue:
Events: Outer Space generally does a 50/50 door split with performers. Where 50% goes to Outer Space and 50% goes to the performers. For some events, the split is larger to the performers, 60% or greater. All events range in cost from $5-$10. Reach out if you’d like the financial structure of a specific event disclosed.
Art Gallery / Cooperative Gift Shop: Currently artists in the gift shop pay monthly dues of $10 per month, and receive 100% of art sold at Outer Space or opt for a 70/30 split of the sales with 70% going to the artist & 30% to Outer Space.
Merchandise sales: Some records, tapes, books, and more are donated to the space for 100% going to the space. Other merchandise is a 50/50 consignment split. Sales of Outer Space merchandise: tapes, pins, stickers, zines go 100% to Outer Space.
Donations: Outer Space hosts a donation page through our website and a Patreon page and receives ~$200 monthly from donations and one time donations ranging from $5 to $20 at varying times throughout the month – though this is a seldom used feature.
Grants: Outer Space has received one grant from Meow Wolf in June 2017 of $2500 and $1000 in April 2019. This grants helped us continue to survive during the slow times. We don’t know if we would still be here without these grants.
Crowdfunding : We ran a crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo before we signed the lease to Outer Space. We raised enough to cover our deposit, first months rent, and supplies for getting the space going.
Where does the money go?
All money that is made at Outer Space is deposited into our DreamMaker Project account with the Ink People Center for the Arts. Small administrative fees are deducted by Ink People during this process. The Ink People sends our rent check every month using the funds in our account.
Any questions or critiques can be directed to [email protected].