Crowdfunding gives rise to projects truly in public domain

May 1, 2013 @ 7:26 pm By USAToday

Pooling money for a cause online gets a new spin as small donors help lay the foundation for major municipal innovations, galvanizing communities.

When money for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal ran short, publisher Joseph Pulitzer launched a call for donations in his New York newspaper and raised more than $100,000 in six months. About 125,000 people contributed $1 or less.

That was 1884.

When three 20-somethings came up with “+Pool” — the creation of community swimming pools that float in New York’s polluted East River and are filled with filtered river water — they put their plea out on a website and raised more than $41,000 within a week.

That was three years ago.

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Nov 4, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Nov 4, 2025

Number of Filings134Prior 129 +3.9%

Target Raise, Total$3.45BPrior $3.59B -3.8%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	134	129	+3.9%
Target raise	$3.45B	$3.59B	-3.8%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

Created by Crowded Media Group

This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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