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Funding is critical to accomplishing our mission. Your donation, no matter how big, will help and is appreciated.
Tax Deductible
The ZPE Project Group is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, so for our USA based donors, your donation is "deductible".
How will your Donation be Used?
Unlike many non-profits, we have no paid employees. All our work within the organization is done by volunteers, including our Directors and Executives. So, all funding goes to program and administration costs.
Acquisition of Technology
The largest potential cost to us is the procurement of ZPE technology and expertise. This can run into hundreds of thousands of dollars, to perhaps a few million, depending on how close we judge the technology/information to be to meeting our goals. A firm requirement of any technology acquisition agreement is that the owner of the technology must agree to our public disclosure of our test results and vetted designs in an open-source manner to the public. It is important to understand that there are technologies that can greatly accelerate our progress and the probability of our success if we can acquire access to them, especially if they include some of the following:
- Credible demonstration of the device in operation
- A knowledgeable "domain expert" with device-specific expertise to assist with technology transfer
- Documentation - designs, theories of operation, test results, etc.
- Compliance with our device requirements specifications
- Patent, technology ownership
Operations Expenses
There are two main cost centers associated with our operations: (1) organization and (2) devices.
Organizational expenses include things like:
- IT: storage, website, teamwork platforms, software development/versioning, software licenses, streaming service, etc.
- external contractors: legal, accounting, etc.
- travel: technology acquisition, education, collaboration
Device related expenses
- standard parts: electronic, electrical, magnets, boxes, test rigs
- custom parts and assemblies: machined/fabricated parts, coils, 3D printing
- custom tooling
- test equipment
- lab/test space when needed
- standard testing/certification fees (safety, compliance)
For example, we have just acquired plans for a ZPE demonstration device that is purported to generate a COP of at least 2. The plans and associated consulting cost was $5,000 and the cost of building prototypes for testing and refinement will cost approximately $3,000 each.
How to donate:
Scan the QR code (Venmo via mobile phone app) or click one of the buttons at the top of this page for donations by credit card, debit card (Zeffy or PayPal) or bank transfer (Zeffy). Zeffy passes on all of your donation to us, but has a rather high default suggested "support" tip to them for their service. If you select "other" you can substitute any number (if any) you'd like for that. PayPal and Venmo (owned by PayPal) take a small fee (approximately 2% ) from donations if using those routes.
For other options or if you have questions, please contact us at email donate@zpepg.com