To Our Fellow Workers and Faire Community,

We hear your fears. Many of us rely on the income from this faire too — we’re not trying to destroy anyone’s livelihood. We’re trying to save it from being controlled, exploited, and siphoned by a structure that’s built on fraud and fear.

We understand the anxiety: What if this collapse hurts our families?

But here’s the truth — we’re already being hurt. The current leadership has created a system where a few insiders control both the nonprofit and for-profit sides of the operation, using the nonprofit’s tax-exempt status and community labor to funnel money into private companies. That’s not just unethical — it’s illegal under both IRS law and Washington State nonprofit statutes.

⚖️ What the Law Allows Us to Do

Washington law and IRS regulations give us a path forward:

RCW 24.03A.620 allows members of a nonprofit to remove directors who act in bad faith or abuse their position.

RCW 24.03A.515–.535 outlines how to call a member meeting and elect a legally compliant board that represents the public interest.

IRS 501(c)(3) law prohibits private inurement — no board member or officer is allowed to benefit financially from a nonprofit’s income or assets.

That means we have the legal right to restructure the board — and to build something better.

💡 Why This Isn’t About Destruction — It’s About Restoration

Yes, it’s scary to challenge the system. But we’re not trying to tear it apart — we’re trying to reclaim it, rebuild it, and run it the way it should have been all along: ethically, sustainably, and transparently. Under proper nonprofit governance, the Faire could:

• Open more legitimate job opportunities
• Protect volunteers and contractors from wage theft or retaliation
• Qualify for real grant funding
• Offer community governance, not fear-based rule
• Ensure that staff and volunteers have access to basic necessities like electricity and water during the faire. Currently, many workers camp on-site without these essentials, leading to dangerous conditions, including daily heat strokes during the Washington faire. Despite the faire’s significant revenue, with two board members each earning six-figure salaries in 2023 and a joint $300,000 consulting fee,  basic infrastructure to protect workers from the elements remains lacking. 

Imagine a faire where income flows back into the community — not into a hidden LLC.

🙏 With Gratitude to Our Supporters

We also want to thank the many supporters who have already stepped up — together, you contributed $297 to help us promote this petition and spread the word. Your generosity fuels this movement, and your solidarity shows that we are not alone in demanding accountability.

This is not just a whistleblower moment. It’s a turning point.

We can keep operating under a broken system and wait for it to collapse — or we can stand together and reshape it into something worthy of the people who built it.

The faire belongs to its community. The law is on our side.

With respect and solidarity,

Your Fellow Renee