ASTORIA INSIGHT //00ASTORIA IMPACT
Astoria started as an experiment in building a market you could actually play. We're still building that game. We also want it to do some good outside of it.
01WHY WE'RE HERE
We like building things people enjoy. But we'd like Astoria's success to mean something beyond the game.
For us, that means helping students get to resources and opportunities, backing teachers who know what their classrooms need, remembering that not every student learns the same way, and helping with basic needs where we can.
We can't fix everything, and we won't pretend to. We're going to start somewhere.
02EDUCATION & OPPORTUNITY
Most of what we do will go to students and the people who teach them, where the right resources can make a real difference.
STUDENTS
Fewer supplies, older tech, schools stretching tight budgets. We want to help close a few of those gaps: books, supplies, technology, a better place to learn, a way into something after school.
TEACHERS & CLASSROOMS
Teachers usually know exactly what their students need. When they ask for it, we'd like to help them get it: classroom supplies, books, STEM materials, learning spaces, a quiet corner to talk.
DIFFERENT WAYS OF LEARNING
School isn't one-size-fits-all. We want to back the resources, spaces and educators that help students with ADHD and other learning differences find their way in.
YOUTH OPPORTUNITYLATER
Down the road, we'd like to help young people find something to get into: mentorship, money skills, coding, game development, starting a business, creative projects. None of this exists yet. It's where we hope to go.
03BASIC NEEDS
Sometimes someone doesn't need a program. They need:
We also want to support credible organizations and projects already doing that work.
04HOW WE DO IT
05IMPACT LEDGER
Astoria usually tracks numbers inside a fictional market. This ledger tracks the ones outside it.
Counted from completed contributions only.
Ms. Tanner · Obama Magnet Elementary School
Jackson, Mississippi · Grades 3–5
Cushions for a comfortable counseling corner where students can talk, work through challenges and get support.
“Because of your generosity my scholars will have a place they consider cozy and comfortable.”
Ms. King · Cascade Elementary
Atlanta, Georgia
Classroom resources Ms. King requested for her students.
Ms. King · Cascade Elementary
Atlanta, Georgia
A gift card for colored pencils for Ms. King's classroom.
Mrs. Dzaja · Hunter Elementary School
West Valley City, Utah · Kindergarten
Resources for Mrs. Dzaja's kindergartners to learn through play, practice new skills and grow as readers.
“Your generosity will give my kindergartners more opportunities to learn through play, practice new skills, and grow as readers.”
SELECTED: picked, not funded yetFUNDED: our contribution went throughCOMPLETED: the project was delivered
06SUPPORTERS
Astoria is being built with help from people who believe in what we're trying to do. Thank you to everyone helping us keep building and supporting future projects.
No one is listed here yet. Supporters who'd like to be recognized will appear here.
07TRANSPARENCY
Each entry gets a link to the project or organization when there's one to share, so you don't have to take our word for it. Nothing goes into the totals until the money has actually gone out.
Schools, teachers and platforms named here haven't endorsed Astoria. We just think their work is worth backing.
08THE LONG VIEW
If Astoria grows, we hope this grows with it. Funding projects is the start. Someday we'd like to build opportunities for young people ourselves: education, mentorship, financial literacy, technology, entrepreneurship and other things worth getting into. We aren't there yet.
Build something fun.
Use it to do something good.
SUPPORT ASTORIA
Help us keep building and supporting future projects.
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