Community Support Circle
For individuals and professionals who want the public-interest work to keep existing.
Community support sustains the open work directly — The Ethics Engine, public analysis, and educational resources. It includes the free Mercury Brief, and is separate from the Mercury Research subscription: it doesn’t include the research product.
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
Community Supporter
$100
/month
- Supporter updates
- Early notice of public releases
- Optional recognition
- Annual impact note
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Signal Supporter
$250
/month
- Everything in Community Supporter
- Selected behind-the-scenes notes
- Supporter-only reflection posts
- Suggest public-interest questions
Circle Supporter
$500
/month
- Everything in Signal Supporter
- Priority on suggested questions
- Named recognition (optional)
Founding Supporter
$1,000
/month
- Everything in Circle Supporter
- Founding Supporter recognition (optional)
- First look at major public releases
Most supporters choose Signal when they want to back the work in an active, ongoing way.
What your support is — and isn’t.
Patronage supports the work. It does not purchase editorial control, investment rights, equity,
repayment, revenue share, or financial return. It also doesn’t include the Mercury Research
product — that’s a separate subscription. This separation is deliberate; it’s what keeps the work credible.
Supporting on behalf of an organization?
Organizations and institutions can underwrite the public-interest work at a higher level, with recognition and the option to pay by card, bank transfer, or invoice.