Donations

This is a list of philanthropic projects and donations given out by Cherrico Pottery, to projects we care about.

*If you wish to support Cherrico Pottery, with your own donation to us, you can contact us contact@cherricopottery.com or simply buy a piece of pottery from cosmicmugs.com, store.cherricopottery.com, join our Patreon, or buy one of our high-end pieces like a “Cosmic Wall Platters” or a jar on cherricopottery.com/portfolio

Ongoing donations:

2023:  $8,900

  • $7,500 raised by a donor, who purchased a large “Beehive Jar” donated by Cherrico Pottery.

  • $800 raised by a donor, who won a silent auction bid on 3 donated pieces of Cherrico Pottery: x2 Spiral Cosmic Mugs w/24 karat gold thumb spot, Lunar Bowl, and Neptune Mug w/24 karat gold inside: $4,995.
  • $600 raised by a donor, who won a silent auction bid on 3 donated pieces of Cherrico Pottery: “Kothon” Spartan Warrior Mug w/ Autographed Book Mountain Mug w/Red/Orange Sun, and Mountain Mug w/Green Northern Lights.
  • All money was donated during a local, annual memorial fundraiser for Joel Birr that took place 9/9/23. Money goes to support people in Joel’s community: local senior citizens, high school students, or any other community members in need, through the Albany Area Education Foundation.

2022: $6,144

  • $148 donated to maps.org, as promised in this email newsletter to donate 5% of gross revenue on Veterans Day: $2,955.53 in gross sales on Veterans Day, November 11th, 2022.
  • $2,000 raised by a donor, who won a silent auction bid on 5 pieces of Cherrico Pottery: one Neptune Mug, two Cosmic Mugs and two Lunar Cups, donated by Joel Cherrico. Money was donated during a local, annual memorial fundraiser for Joel Birr that took place 9/10. Money goes to support local senior citizens and education, including the Albany Area Education Foundation.
  • $1,528.51 to Wounded Warrior Project from an eBay auction sale of 2 Neptune Mugs with 100% donation, on 7/2/22
  • $2,468.45 to help people in Ukraine fighting against Valdamir Putin’s unjust war:
      • $184.34 on 11/23/2022. Stars monetization official ended by Joel Cherrico on this date because donations slowed and he decided to fundraise for donations in other ways and not Facebook Stars.
      • $371.16 on 10/7/2022
      • $430.39 on 9/1/2022
      • $379.47 on 5/24/2022
      • $801.07 on 4/28/2022
      • Money above was donated to “World Central Kitchen.” Money was donated from fans, who gave “Facebook Stars” revenue from Cherrico Pottery’s Facebook Live videos, and also Cherrico Potter’s earned advertising revenue that Joel decided to donate too. “World Central Kitchen” is an organization that is helping provide hot, nourishing meals to Ukrainian families and refugees.
      • $302.02 (8969.86 UAH) to the “The Come Back Alive Foundation” which funds body armor, supplies, training, and more for the soldiers defending Ukraine. Donated March 2nd, 2022 during Vladimir Putin’s invasion. This was donated by Joel Cherrico’s Cherrico Pottery business directly.

2021: $2,490.18

  • $308.26 to the Planetary Society to help with their Day of Action, as they lobby the United States Biden Administration to increase the NASA budget 5% over 5 years, and advocate for other important advances in space exploration.
  • $200 to Joel’s Aunt Judith Halek of birthbalance.com to help establish a birth center at the Changing Woman Initiative, a Native American Centered Women’s Health Collective.
  • $55 to Trenton H, a 10 year old boy fighting cancer, to help his family with medical bills.

2020: $1,747.32

2019:

December “Year End Sale and Donation” with 5% of gross sales going to:

2018:

6% off gross sales in December, 2018 were donated to 6 non-profit organizations that we are passionate about:

2017:

Intermittent donations occasionally:

If you would like to recommend projects or charities that Cherrico Pottery should explore, please feel free to contact us anytime: contact@cherricopottery.com