How The Burgeon Project could be funded
Built in layers, not one grand ask
No single stream should carry the whole vision. The strongest model diversifies across founder-led businesses, donations, grants, housing capital, resident revenue, and community enterprise.
Master prospectus
The Burgeon Project — Master Prospectus
Working document, subject to change.
Concept detail — Main core: intensive restoration
Founder-led businesses
Loving the Spectrum, The UGC Exchange, and other mission-aligned ventures build early revenue — research, legal planning, and public education — without financing the whole community alone.
Donations
Fund what service fees can't: scholarships, emergency assistance, family support, and startup costs. The goal is a broad base of recurring donors, not one benefactor.
Grants
Fund defined, measurable programs — peer support, vocational training, addiction recovery, homelessness prevention — treated as restricted project funding, not guaranteed income.
Housing capital
Land, homes, and community buildings funded through capital campaigns, major gifts, low-interest loans, housing grants, and program-related investments.
Resident revenue
Rent, program fees, disability income, and wages support ongoing operations — with donations and scholarships closing the gap for those who can't afford full cost.
Community enterprises
Woodworking, agriculture, automotive services, and digital work create employment and purpose while generating income — never built on unpaid resident labor.
The mission is belonging. The funding model is diversification. The discipline is never letting one unstable revenue source decide whether the community survives.
AI-generated concept rendering — illustrative only, not an architectural plan
Option under exploration
Hotel Acquisition Scenario
We are exploring buying an existing hotel and adapting it into a supportive community - housing, opportunities for independence, employment, and belonging. We're considering properties in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee, including locations near Fort Mill, SC.
Hypothetical financing
- Purchase price
- $4,000,000
- Existing hotel rooms
- 99
- Down payment (25%)
- $1,000,000
- Mortgage principal
- $3,000,000
- Illustrative interest rate
- 8% annual
- Amortization
- 25 years
- Est. monthly principal & interest
- $23,154
Mortgage-only cost per paying room
| Paying rooms | Monthly charge per room |
|---|---|
| 99 | ≈ $234 |
| 80 | ≈ $289 |
| 70 | ≈ $331 |
| 60 | ≈ $386 |
Mortgage only. Excludes operating expenses, renovations, closing costs, and resident services.
Example: 80 paying rooms at $700/month = $56,000 in monthly gross revenue.
After the estimated mortgage payment, approximately $32,846 remains before all other expenses - taxes, insurance, utilities, staffing, maintenance, and reserves. This is not profit.
Try your own numbers
Scenario calculator
Every figure is an editable assumption. Some rooms may become offices, common spaces, or program areas - so not every hotel room counts as rentable housing.
Purchase & financing
Rooms & rent
Optional monthly expenses
Housing costs
Support-service costs
Down payment
$1,000,000
Mortgage principal
$3,000,000
Monthly principal & interest
$23,154
Mortgage only / room
$289
Across 80 paying rooms
All entered costs / room
$289
Break-even monthly charge
Cost breakdown (monthly)
Revenue check
Not profit. Renovations, closing costs, and any expenses not entered above are excluded.