Kwartzlab — Forever Home Planner

Strategic Planning Tool

Finding Kwartzlab's forever home

Adjust the sliders to model membership growth, revenue allocation, and fundraising. Every number updates live.

Operating cost reference

Reference costs for each scenario. Lease and purchase sliders update live costs and capital requirements below.

Current space

$100,000/yr

$60K rent + $40K operations

Leased new space

—

Purchased building

—

Revenue allocation

Membership fee ($/month)$59

New member revenue → Forever Home100%

Revenue from members above 227 baseline

Equipment budget reduction50%

Discretionary + capex = 25% of base revenue

Leased space inputs

Square footage10,000 sqft

Cost per sqft / year$15.0/sqft

Current market ~$15/sqft in Waterloo Region

Moving expenses$200,000

Renovations / build-out$300,000

Scales with sq footage vs. 10,000 sqft baseline

Annual rent: —
One-time capital to raise: —

Purchase inputs

Square footage20,000 sqft

Purchase price$5,000,000

Moving expenses$200,000

Renovations / build-out$300,000

Scales with sq footage vs. 20,000 sqft baseline

Rental income (tenant space)$150,000/yr

Renting out ~half the building offsets mortgage costs

Mortgage: — · —/mo (7% / 25yr)
Net annual cost after rental income: —
Total capital to raise: — (down + closing + move + reno)

What does this unlock?

One cumulative pot — amounts update based on your move/reno inputs above. Progress toward each threshold by April 2029.

Minimum lease move

—

Moving costs only. Tight, volunteer-heavy, minimal fit-out.

Calculating...

Comfortable lease move

—

Move + full build-out + $100K operating buffer.

Calculating...

Building purchase

—

$1.5M down + $503K closing costs + move + reno. Requires capital campaign.

Calculating...

Lease affordability

Members needed to break even —

Projected members at Apr 2029 —

Dues + $44K studio/storage revenue vs. rent + $93.5K operating expenses

Purchase affordability

Members needed to break even —

Projected members at Apr 2029 —

Dues + $44K studio/storage + tenant rental income vs. mortgage + $163.5K operating expenses

Membership

Current active members 227

Monthly gross recruits8

New approvals per month

Monthly churn (losses)8

Observed ~8/month Mar 2026

Open houses

Spring open house (April) — net new members

2026+0

2027+25

2028+25

2029+25

Fall open house (October) — net new members

2026+40

2027+30

2028+30

2029+0

Fundraising targets

2026$10,000

First events — learning the ropes

2027$20,000

Building momentum

2028$50,000

Capital campaign ramps up

2029 (Jan–Apr)$100,000

Campaign peak — potentially with paid staff

Monthly revenue

—

227 × $59

Annual surplus

—

after current ops ($100K/yr)

Members at Apr 2029

—

projected

300 member target

—

min for lease

400 member target

—

needed for mortgage

Membership growth

Projected

300 target

400 stretch

Cumulative Forever Home fund

Memberships only

+ Fundraising

Gap analysis

Where things stand by April 2029 with your current settings.

Assumptions: baseline Apr 2026 = 227 members. New member revenue = members above 227 × fee × redirect %. Equipment saving = cut% × 25% of baseline gross annual revenue. Open house boosts apply in April (spring) and October (fall) of each year. Mortgage = (purchase price − $1.5M down) at 7% / 25yr amortization. Closing costs fixed at $502,950 (land transfer $252,950 + legal/closing $250,000). Lease renovation costs scale vs. 10,000 sqft baseline; purchase renovation costs scale vs. 20,000 sqft baseline. Affordability check uses $44,020 fixed studio/storage revenue, $93,500 lease operating expenses, $163,500 purchase operating expenses (from Kwartzlab financial model). All figures CAD. For planning purposes only.