PMI 2025 Membership Drive

Public Media Institute (PMI) is a non-profit 501(c) 3, community-based art & culture organization headquartered in the neighborhood of Bridgeport in the city of Chicago. Our mission is to create, incubate, and sustain innovative cultural programming through the production of socially engaged projects, festivals, community spaces, exhibitions, and media.

PMI has many moving parts. We need your help to keep them moving!

Independent Media
Lumpen Magazine
Lumpen Radio
Lumpen TV

Cultural Spaces
Co-Prosperity Chicago
Buddy

Aid + Support Networks
MdW
Chicago Mutual Aid Guide

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MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

1) Community Member
$5/month or a $50+ one-time donation
🎁Choose one:
Warehouse Poster, or Buddy Tumbler, or Choice of T-shirt (Chicago Handshake, Mojado Power, or Mutual Aid).

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2) Collaborator
$10/month or a $100+ one-time donation
🎁Receive: Warehouse Poster, and Buddy Tumbler
🎁Pick One T-Shirt: Chicago Handshake, Mojado Power, or Mutual Aid.
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3) Co-Conspirator
$20/month or a $200+ one-time donation
🎁Receive: Warehouse Poster, Buddy Tumbler, and Lumpen Radio Hoodie
🎁Pick Two T-Shirts: Chicago Handshake, Mojado Power, or Mutual Aid
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4) Co-Host
$50+/month or a $500+ one-time donation
🎁Receive: Warehouse Poster, Buddy Tumbler, and Lumpen Radio Hoodie
🎁Receive ALL THREE T-Shirts: Chicago Handshake, Mojado Power, and Mutual Aid
🎁AND: One month of Lumpen Radio underwriting for your business or project on WLPN-LP Chicago, 105.5FM

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Thank-you gifts will be sent in early 2026. Together, let’s support PMI’s mission to keep Chicago’s culture alive and thriving!