Interest Custodian emblem: a whale and wave beneath the Washington Monument Interest Custodian Community Cleaning

Where we stand

We are pre-operational, and we will say so plainly.

Interest Custodian has not begun field operations. We are in our grant application phase, securing funding, equipment, insurance, and bonding.

That means there are no blocks cleaned to report yet—and we would rather show you an empty ledger than an invented one. Every figure published here from our first job forward will be traceable to a dated work record.

What we will measure

The numbers we will publish, starting with job one.

Metric

Surface area cleaned

Square footage by surface type and neighborhood, recorded per job.

Metric

Blocks and sites served

Distinct addresses, corridors, and civic sites, mapped over time.

Metric

Crew and volunteer hours

Paid stewardship hours and volunteer hours, reported separately.

Metric

Pathway outcomes

People trained, hours logged, and transitions into ongoing employment.

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Partner participation

Associations, congregations, businesses, and agencies working with us.

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Cost per site

What each cleanup actually costs, so funders can see the math.

Before & after

This gallery fills in as we work.

Each completed project will appear here as a paired set—same angle, same framing, before and after—with the date, neighborhood, surface, and partner named.

Project 01

First corridor cleanup—photos posted within 48 hours of completion.

Project 02

First resident-requested block restore.

Project 03

First civic or sacred space partnership.

Roadmap

Our path to the first block.

Complete

Incorporated as a Maryland nonprofit Done

Formation documents filed and governance structure established.

Complete

501(c)(3) charitable status Done

Organized as a tax-exempt charitable organization; documentation available on request.

Underway

Grant applications and funder conversations In progress

Pursuing public and philanthropic funding for equipment, insurance, and crew wages.

Next

Equipment, insurance, and bonding in place Next

Commercial pressure-washing rig, water transport, general liability coverage, and bonding.

Then

First corridor partnership and pilot cleanups Planned

A pilot corridor with a neighborhood partner, fully documented from the first pass.

Ongoing

Public reporting Planned

Quarterly updates on this page and an annual report shared with partners and funders.

Stay in the loop

Get our updates when work begins.

Occasional email only—first cleanups, partnership news, and volunteer days. No sharing of your address.

Fund the first block.

Grants, sponsorships, and in-kind equipment support are what turn this roadmap into water on concrete.