Diamonds Amongst the Rough
Strong youth organizations already serve Danville. DATR House works alongside them — a third place between school and home, built for every kid in Danville and Vermilion County.
DATR House is a members-only youth space at 38 N. Vermilion Street — a 1920s Art Deco building re-imagined as the place Danville's young people choose to be.
A hype-beast Lounge with a multi-TV wall. A smoothie + healthy-snack Cafe. A glass-walled Study. A soundproofed Media Studio for podcasting and streaming. A Recharge room for therapy hours and rest. A streetwear Merch Wall of member-designed drops.
The polish of a private club. Open to every Danville kid who wants in.
Sunken conversation pit, multi-TV gallery wall, projector, member-designed merch wall, Black-culture art commissions from local Danville artists.
Smoothie + healthy-snack bar, GOOD TO GO grab-and-go fridge, gallery-wall banquette seating. Volunteer-operated, affordable, member-led.
Glass-walled focus zone with halo-ring pendants and a 12-seat communal oak table. Daily homework help + free tutoring.
Soundproofed podcast + streaming + YouTube + edit bay. Broadcast-grade gear so when kids drop their first episode, the audio already sounds like a real show.
Modern minimal sanctuary for meditation, prayer, weekly licensed-therapist office hours, and quiet member time. The mental-health room.
Member-designed streetwear drops on a chain-link wall with floating wood shelves. Refreshed monthly — proceeds fund the next quarter of programming.
3,325 SF on the first floor of a 1920s Art Deco building. The Lounge runs the full front. Cafe seating sits directly in front of the cafe counter. Recharge + Media Studio along one wall, Study along the other, with a 7-ft hallway between them.
Use Group A-2 (Assembly) retained. Interior renovation only — no use change. Existing kitchen build-out preserved. Bathrooms reconfigured into three single-occupancy, all-gender, ADA-compliant stalls. Media Studio acoustically treated. Members never cut through a focus room to reach the cafe.
DATR House opens in August 2027 with an inaugural cohort of 50 Founding Members — students in 6th through 12th grade, selected together with Danville and Vermilion County schools to form a true cross-section of our community: academic standouts, kids with athletic and creative talent, and kids our counselors know have real promise. Year One is capped at 50 students, with new cohorts opening in the years that follow. First through the door at opening, name on the Founders Wall, first invite to every event and every workshop. Free at the door. No fee at entry, ever.
Every dollar moves DATR House closer to opening day — August 2027. Pick a path below. Monthly is the default because steady, recurring support is what actually carries a youth nonprofit through the long haul.
Help us finish the build-out at 38 N. Vermilion Street. Every dollar goes to capital, programming, or the operating runway that keeps DATR House open and free for every member.
Choose your own amount →$100/month covers one Danville kid's full DATR House membership for a year — every workshop, every workshop meal, every therapy hour, every Foundation Weekend. You'll know which kid you sponsored.
Sponsor a member →All donations are processed by Give Lively, a free donation platform for verified 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Payment processing is handled by Stripe. Diamonds Amongst the Rough is a federally registered 501(c)(3) — all gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You'll receive an automatic receipt by email. Have questions? Email contact@datrfoundation.org.
Total project: $694K. We've targeted ~$209K through brand and NFL partnerships, leaving a $485K cash ask. Every contribution at every tier moves this forward — cash, donated goods, services, or expertise.
In-kind partnerships (donated goods, services, or expertise) are welcomed at every tier and counted toward Naming consideration.