MATCHING CHALLENGE CAMPAIGNS
Turn One Gift Into Two
A matching challenge is the most powerful way to give. You put up a pledge, we rally the community to meet it — and every dollar they give is doubled by yours. Your leadership becomes the spark that moves others to act.
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Every gift to the pool becomes matching fuel — pooled together to launch a bigger challenge that helps us finish the film.
The Multiplier Effect
Leverage
Your pledge doubles the impact of every gift that follows. A supporter's $100 instantly becomes $200 on the way to the screen.
Urgency
A clear goal and deadline give people a reason to give now. Momentum builds fast around a visible finish line.
Leadership
Stepping forward first signals belief. Your name and your challenge inspire the whole community to rise and meet you.
How to Make a Challenge
Starting a challenge takes about two minutes. Here's the whole journey, from pledge to celebration.
Set Your Pledge
Choose the amount you'll put up and a match ratio — most challengers match every gift dollar-for-dollar (1:1).
We Set the Target
We'll define what your challenge funds and when to run it — timed to the milestone we're raising for next. Have a preference? Just let us know. See our budget goals & milestones →
Make Your Gift
Donate your pledge to fund the match. We hold it in a dedicated account and display your match live as new gifts arrive — and, if you're open to it, may pool it with others for a larger campaign.
We Rally & Match
We announce your challenge and rally the community. Every gift is matched from your account until the goal is met — then we celebrate together.
Get Your Name in the Credits
Donate and/or help us raise $5k or more to add your name to our credits.
Leaders Who Stepped Forward
These challenges didn't just raise money — they rallied a community and pushed the film across real milestones.
Rachel Hamilton's $30K Challenge Unlocked $60K for our film — helping finish the edit of Act 1 of our Rough Cut and fund filming in fall of 2026.
I'm super inspired by this film! As a believer in the power of documentaries, the promise of psychedelic science and the magic of Rick Doblin, I'm putting up a $30,000 matching challenge grant. If we can collectively raise $30k in the next two weeks (by August 8th), I'll match it dollar-for-dollar, giving the production another $60k. If we meet this challenge, the team can finish editing the first act of the rough cut and set aside $30k for critical upcoming filming… including the possibility of MDMA being rescheduled as soon as this fall! I've been an enthusiastic supporter of this project since meeting Nirvan and learning about it at PS25. I have donated $135k so far and am inspired to donate more to keep the momentum going. Let's get it to the finish line!
Thor Halverson's $25K Challenge Unlocked $50K for Our Production
Back in 2019, Thor Halverson's $25,000 matching challenge helped fund a pivotal chapter of production — as the team followed MAPS through the FDA clinical trials — turning every gift into two.
Be the Spark
Put your pledge behind a milestone that matters to you — and watch the community rise to meet it.
ROUGH CUT BUDGET & MILESTONES
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Rick Doblin is a once-in-a-generation historical figure. When I heard WHAT A TRIP had been documenting his journey, I knew I wanted to support it. The film is intimate, urgent, and strangely mythic. I’m proud to be part of bringing his story to the screen.