Make:

Where unleashed potential, creativity, innovation, technology and hands-on-learning intersect

https://wefunder.com/make

Total raised on Wefunder: 312468

Total investors: 736

Quick facts

  • Making has democratized technology, leading to broader access, discovery, and mastery
  • Life-long learning through making and technology is a career demand for everyone's economic future
  • Making is increasingly a part of education systems, prominent in secondary schools and universities
  • Maker Faire is formative, enhancing our sense of connection, belonging and responsibility
  • Maker Faire is a gathering of tribes - connecting, exchanging ideas and knowledge across disciplines
  • The world needs makers who understand and balance technology, making sure technology serves us all
  • Acquiring know-how empowers makers to bend technology to their own goals
  • Maker Faire is trusted, global and successful with thousands of events and millions of attendees

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Make:

Where unleashed potential, creativity, innovation, technology and hands-on-learning intersect

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Last Funded May 2025

$312,468

raised from 736 investors

Investment Terms

Financials

We have financial statements ending December 31, 2025. Our cash in hand is $231,080, as of March 2026. Over the three months prior, revenues averaged $292,188/month, cost of goods sold has averaged $101,524/month, and operational expenses have averaged $211,114/month.

At a Glance

Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2025
Revenue icon
$3,860,968
-0%
Revenue
Net loss icon
-$927,557
Net Loss
Short-term debt icon
$1,348,765
+6%
Short-Term Liabilities
Valuation icon
$962,468
Raised in 2025
Cash in bank icon
$231,080
Cash on Hand
Net Margin:
-24%
Gross Margin:
43%
Return on Assets:
-56%
Earnings per Share:
-$0.04
Revenue per Employee:
$227,115.76
Cash to Assets:
7%
Revenue to Receivables:
2,293%
Debt Ratio:
150%
Make GAAP Financial Report 2024-2025.pdf
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this offering. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, including information regarding the strategy and plans for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the "Risk Factors" section for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.Overview

Where unleashed potential, creativity, innovation, technology and hands-on-learning intersect

Milestones

Make Community LLC was organized in the State of Delaware in June 2019.

Since then, we have:
  • Making has democratized technology, leading to broader access, discovery, and mastery
  • Life-long learning through making and technology is a career demand for everyone's economic future
  • Making is increasingly a part of education systems, prominent in secondary schools and universities
  • Maker Faire is formative, enhancing our sense of connection, belonging and responsibility
  • Maker Faire is a gathering of tribes - connecting, exchanging ideas and knowledge across disciplines
  • The world needs makers who understand and balance technology, making sure technology serves us all
  • Acquiring know-how empowers makers to bend technology to their own goals
Historical Results of Operations
  • Revenues & Gross Margin. For the period ended December 31, 2025, the Company had revenues of $3,860,968 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, when the Company had revenues of $3,896,839. Our gross margin was 43.1% in fiscal year 2025, and 43.8% in 2024.
  • Assets. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had total assets of $1,667,734, including $109,100 in cash. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $1,799,968 in total assets, including $344,467 in cash.
  • Net Loss. The Company has had net losses of $927,557 and net losses of $752,359.88 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
  • Liabilities. The Company's liabilities totaled $2,498,765.74 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and $1,777,630.45 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Related Party Transaction

Refer to Question 26 of this Form C for disclosure of all related party transactions.

Liquidity & Capital Resources

Included in the company's financing is $1,150,000 in related party debt.

We plan to use the proceeds as set forth in this Form C under "Use of Funds". We don't have any other sources of capital in the immediate future except for related party debt.

We will likely require additional financing in excess of the proceeds from the Offering in order to perform operations over the lifetime of the Company. We plan to raise capital at some time in the future. Except as otherwise described in this Form C, we do not have additional sources of capital other than the proceeds from the offering. Because of the complexities and uncertainties in establishing a new business strategy, it is not possible to adequately project whether the proceeds of this offering will be sufficient to enable us to implement our strategy. This complexity and uncertainty was increased because less than the maximum amount of securities offered in the WeFunder offering was sold. The Company may consider raising new capital in the future from investors. Although capital may be available for early-stage companies, there is no guarantee that the Company will receive any investments from investors.

Runway & Short/Mid Term Expenses

Make cash in hand is $231,080, as of March 2026. Over the last three months, revenues have averaged $292,188/month, cost of goods sold has averaged $101,524/month, and operational expenses have averaged $211,114/month.

In 2024 Maker Faire Bay Area presented in Q4. In 2025 Maker Faire Bay Area presented in September.

To enhance revenue, we are focused on 1) adding a paid newsletter program 2) enhancing both our digital sales of books and adding retail distribution partners. In Q1-Q2 2026, we are reducing salary costs to better manage expenses. We are also enhancing our managment of data.

We expect to achieve profitability in 2028. This will be achieved through a combination of added subscription products, retail distribution partners and reduced expenses.

We expect to add new related party debt to support 2026 operating losses. 

All projections in the above narrative are forward-looking and not guaranteed.

Risks

1
Our future success depends on the efforts of a small management team. The loss of services of the members of the management team may have an adverse effect on the Company. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in attracting and retaining other personnel we require to successfully grow our business.
2
Our business is particularly sensitive to fluctuations in general economic conditions in the United States and other global markets in which we operate.  A decline in global or regional economic conditions, or consumers’ fears that economic conditions will decline, whether due to inflation, elevated interest rates, or other economic, pandemic or geopolitical uncertainties could cause  declining consumer spending, or other dynamic factors generally affecting economic conditions.
3
Holders of Class A-1 Units have no voting rights. As a result, practically all matters will be decided by the vote of the holders of Class B Units which currently consist of the founder of the Company. As a result, conflicts of interest may arise among the holders of Class B Units, on the one hand, and the holders of Class A-1 Units on the other hand. The Class B Unit holder has the ability to influence the Company’s business through the ownership of the sole voting units. If the holders of Class A-1 Units are dissatisfied with the performance of the Company, they have no ability to remove the manager. The manager has the sole discretion regarding the amounts and timing of distributions to members, including to decide to forego such distributions.

Other Disclosures

The Board of Directors

Director Occupation Joined
Dale Dougherty Publisher @ Make Community LLC 2019

Officers

Officer Title Joined
Todd Sotkiewicz Vice President 2019
Dale Dougherty President 2019

Voting Power

Holder Securities Held Power
Dale Dougherty 21,264,545 Class B Units 100.0%

Past Fundraises

Date Security Amount
12/2025 Loan $650,000
5/2025 Priced Round $312,468
7/2023 Loan $500,000

Outstanding Debts

Issued Lender Outstanding
7/10/23 Dale Dougherty
$500,000
12/31/25 Dale Dougherty
$1,150,000

Related Party Transactions

The single member (Dale Dougherty) serves on the board of a separate entity that licenses certain books and event rights from the Company. This separate entity also perform marketing activities on behalf of the Company. It is paid 18% of sales for its book marketing activities. The Company generated revenue of $722,973 and $671,737 in 2022 and 2023, respectively, and incurred cost of revenue of $526,450 and $438,415 in 2022 and 2023, respectively, related to this related party.

The single member (Dale Dougherty) serves on the board of Maker Education Initiative (MEI). MEI has received charitable contributions from a separate company through the sale of the Company’s books.

Use of Funds

$50,000 93.5% toward the development and expansion of existing and additional Maker Faires

6.5% Wefunder fee

$1,235,000 93.5% toward the development and expansion of existing and additional Maker Faires. If the full amount is not raised, we would either scale back our expansion plans or pursue investment from other sources.

6.5% Wefunder fee

Capital Structure

Class of Security Securities (or Amount) Authorized Securities (or Amount) Outstanding
Class B Units 21,264,545 21,264,545

Form C Filing on EDGAR

The Securities and Exchange Commission hosts the official Form C on their EDGAR web site.

Offering Updates

Make: raised 50% of their target offering amount on Dec 1 2025

Make: raised 100% of their target offering amount on Dec 1 2025

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