The model is documented. The architecture is open source. What it requires to function is a fund operator in a specific city who can identify the right auditors, connect with civil rights attorneys, and assemble the capital to make it work. If that's you, this is where to start.
A fund operator is not a passive participant. They are the coordinator — the person who assembles the three participants, structures the fund, and ensures it operates according to the documented model. The role requires judgment about people, not just familiarity with the architecture.
Not every First Amendment auditor qualifies for funding. The operator assesses documented knowledge of constitutional rights in public spaces, conduct on camera, and track record. The criteria for auditor qualification are documented — the operator applies them to real people in their city.
The fund requires attorney capital partners who understand the ethics wall — attorneys who can invest in the fund and advise on case selection without crossing the bar's rules on champerty and prohibited financial arrangements. Finding attorneys who are both competent in Section 1983 claims and willing to engage the performance-only model is the operator's most technically demanding task.
The fund needs mission-aligned investors ready to participate on a performance-only basis. That means finding capital sources who understand that returns come from settlements — not from auditors, not from fees, not from any source other than the accountability the fund produces. The operator is the relationship holder for investor participants.
The fund must be structured with qualified legal counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. The operator manages the fund's operations: intake of auditor documentation, connection of qualified cases to attorney advisors, tracking of claims and settlements, and compliance with the performance-only and tithe requirements.
A fund that operates correctly produces a documented accountability record for its jurisdiction — claims filed, settlements reached, departments held to financial consequence. The operator is responsible for ensuring that record is maintained and that it feeds back into auditor qualification and investor reporting.
The fund requires three categories of participants. The operator assembles all three. None of these participants need to be recruited from outside your city — they exist in every metropolitan area. The operator's job is identification and connection, not creation.
First Amendment auditors who document civil rights violations in public spaces — with the constitutional knowledge, professional conduct, and track record to produce fundable documentation. You need at least one. Two or more gives the fund continuity.
Attorneys licensed in your jurisdiction who practice Section 1983 civil rights claims, understand the performance-only model, and can participate within your state bar's rules on litigation finance. They evaluate cases, provide the legal execution, and may serve as advisory board members.
Capital committed on a performance-only basis — no returns unless settlements occur. The minimum viable capital for a fund depends on local litigation economics. The operator needs capital sufficient to fund two to four cases simultaneously through resolution.
You do not need Fund the Auditor's permission or approval to build a fund. The open-source case for why replication matters is documented here, but it is not a gate. If you have the participants, the model is available to you. Fill out the form below if you want to connect with people already building this — or build it yourself without contacting anyone.
The fund structure is documented in detail on this site. Before submitting the form below, read the architecture you're agreeing to build. The performance-only model, the ethics wall, the tithe mechanism, and the auditor qualification criteria are all explained. The operator who understands the full model makes better decisions about participants and structure than one who doesn't.
Fill out the form below. We'll connect you with fund operators, auditors, attorneys, and investors who are already working on this model — in your region where possible, and nationally where that's more useful. You are not applying for permission to build. You're joining a network of people who are.
Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice, investment advice, or a commitment to provide capital, legal representation, or fund structure to any person or organization. Fund structures must be reviewed and established by qualified legal counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. Performance-only returns are contingent on case resolution — there is no guarantee of any specific outcome. See our full disclaimer.