Fuel the mission
Makers donate their time. But filament costs money. Shipping costs money. Your donation keeps the whole thing running.
Buy Me a Spool
Every dollar goes directly to materials and shipping. Nothing corporate. No overhead. Just plastic becoming toys.
What your donation buys:
$5 — Shipping for one print to a kid
$10 — A spool of filament (1-2 toys)
$20 — Filament + shipping for 3-4 toys
$50 — A full week of prints for multiple kids
Buy Me Filament
Filament is the raw material — spools of plastic that feed into a 3D printer and come out as toys, gadgets, and joy. It's the fuel that keeps makers printing.
How it works:
We maintain a curated Amazon wishlist of filament that our active makers need.
You buy a spool. Amazon ships it directly to a maker.
They print toys with it. Kids get joy. You made that happen.
Wishlist link coming once makers sign up and request materials.
Got Filament You're Not Using?
Unused spools don't have to collect dust. Drop off filament locally in Portland, OR and we'll put it straight to work.
This is also just a great excuse to meet other makers.
Local drop-off:
📍 Portland, Oregon
Any brand, any color — PLA, PETG, TPU, whatever you've got.
Partial spools welcome. We'll find a use for it.
Where every dollar goes
We're not a big nonprofit with a marketing budget and a CEO salary. This is one guy in Portland with a platform and a mission. Here's the honest breakdown:
70%
Filament & Materials
The actual plastic that becomes toys
25%
Shipping
Getting prints from makers to kids
5%
Platform Costs
Hosting, email, payment processing
A quick note about taxes: We're operating under FLIPNET LLC while our 501(c)(3) application is in progress. Donations are not currently tax-deductible for most donors, but every dollar goes directly to filament, shipping, and getting prints to kids. We'll update this page once our nonprofit status is approved.
You don't need a printer to make a kid's day.
Sometimes all it takes is a few bucks and the will to make someone smile.