Free, public places where strangers become neighbors — someone has to build them.
Every other week, in five cities across Southern California, people who would never otherwise meet sit down together — young and old, left and right, religious and secular — and practice the skills a healthy society runs on. No fee. No membership. No agenda. Just an open table.
Your gift keeps those tables open, and sets new ones.
What your gift funds
Free public estuaries.
Venues, materials, and facilitation for recurring open gatherings, always free to attend.
Facilitator training.
Growing the number of people who can host and lead well.
Subsidized programs.
Bringing Estuary to schools, small congregations, and community organizations that could not otherwise afford it.
Our public estuaries
See the tables your support keeps open: Culver City · Costa Mesa · Carlsbad · Chino · Riverside — and a growing worldwide network at EstuaryHub.com.
Status & transparency
Waypoint Gatherings Inc. (EIN 42-4086078) is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. The IRS has determined that it is a public charity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, effective July 22, 2026. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Public documents: IRS determination letter (PDF)
Other ways to help
Host
Bring an estuary to your organization, campus, or church — or start your own.
Show up
Attend a public estuary; the table works because people come.
Spread
Tell one person who misses good conversation.
Give
Give monthly
Manage or cancel your monthly gift
Give once
Giving $1,000 or more? Choose “US bank account” at checkout — it keeps more of your gift for our work.
Other ways to give
By check, payable to Waypoint Gatherings Inc.: mailed to 9632 Lucerne Avenue, Apt 30, Culver City, CA 90232.
By bank transfer (ACH or wire): email giving@waypointgatherings.org for instructions, and confirm them with us by phone before sending.
From a donor-advised fund: recommend a grant to Waypoint Gatherings Inc., EIN 42-4086078, 9632 Lucerne Avenue, Apt 30, Culver City, CA 90232.
We never change our bank or payment instructions by email. If a message appears to, please don’t send funds — call us at 856-905-4398 to confirm first.
Waypoint Gatherings Inc. (EIN 42-4086078) is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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