Members chip in monthly. When a student faces an emergency — rent, medical bills, immigration costs — the fund pays out. Run by a five-person committee under a public rulebook.
Not a nonprofit. Contributions are not tax-deductible.
Contributors and recipients are the same community.
The committee sees APP-#### codes, not names. Like blind peer review.
Names live in an encrypted vault. Unlocked only after a decision.
Once approved, the money is yours. No repayment. No interest.
All tiers carry the same membership. Higher amounts do not buy priority. Cancel anytime.
For students on a stipend.
For those who can give a bit more this semester.
For alumni, faculty, and community allies.
Not tax-deductible. Cancel anytime from your account dashboard. See §3 and §6.
Confidential. Reviewed within 72 hours. Approval is not guaranteed.
Graduate students affiliated with UCF.
Contributing 3+ months, or newly-arrived exemption.
Rent, food, medical, immigration, urgent travel, documents.
Unless extraordinary circumstances clear a supermajority.
Identity, application, and money never sit in the same place. Reviewers cannot link a name to a request. The treasurer cannot vote. Stripe cannot read your story.
Encrypted store for real names, contact info, and payout details. Unlocked only after a decision is made — and only for the treasurer who needs it to move funds.
Reviewers see anonymous packets coded APP-#### — the need category, the amount, the statement. Never names, never contact info, never payout details.
Stripe moves money in and out. It knows payer and recipient identities because it has to. It never shares them with the committee.
Identity goes to the Vault. The request gets an APP-#### code.
Committee reads the blind packet. Votes 3 of 5.
Treasurer unlocks identity from the Vault.
Stripe moves funds. Committee never sees the name.
You can opt out of blindness in either direction. Donors who want public credit can show their name. Applicants who would rather the committee know who they are can flip the toggle in the application. The default in both cases is anonymous.
From contribution to payout.
Monthly or once. Stripe handles money.
Blind packet (APP-####). 3-of-5 majority decides.
$500–$1,500 per case, vendor or reimbursement.
Edge cases get clarifying questions. Misleading information voids the request.
Two treasurers on the bank account. Five committee members on the vote. Quarterly reports.
Holds the bank account. Executes disbursements after committee approval.
Joint holder. Provides continuity and a backstop.
From IRSA’s active board.
Active ICSF members from the UCF Iranian community.
Quorum: 3 of 5. Decisions: simple majority (3 of 5).
Periodic financial summaries. No applicant details.
Five roles. Five access levels.
No. ICSF is not a 501(c)(3) and contributions are not tax-deductible. It operates as a community mutual aid initiative governed by an internal rulebook approved by its founding committee.
Both belong here. Pick one.
