COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
Save the Living Tradition
Help Deep Root prevent a tax sale and preserve nonprofit-owned land that supports our mission, our community, and our future growth.
CAMPAIGN STATUS & UPDATES
Follow the Fundraiser Update page
All status updates—including fundraising progress, property status, deadlines, and next steps—will be posted on the Fundraiser Update page.
THE NEED IN FRONT OF US
Protecting Deep Root’s Oakland land
TOTAL AMOUNT NEEDED TODAY
$77,992.36
This is the current total required to prevent the tax sale and protect the property.
GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN
$40,610
Raised toward the campaign’s $60,000 goal through 84 donations.
The total immediate need and the GoFundMe goal are different figures: GoFundMe is one part of the broader effort to secure the full amount required.
MORE THAN A PROPERTY
Preserving a home for living tradition
Deep Root’s nonprofit-owned land is a community asset: a place for martial arts, mindfulness, youth development, wellness, and connection.
Saving it protects both the work happening now and the future growth this land makes possible.
KPIX · CBS NEWS BAY AREA
Oakland nonprofit works to save its future Shaolin temple from a tax lien sale
See the local news coverage of Deep Root’s campaign and the community future at stake.
ROOTS OF CHANGE — EPISODE 6
The Call Must Be Answered Together
Roots of Change uses story to express what this campaign means to our community. In Episode 6, Master Sheldon and Fei Hu discover that protecting the future temple cannot be accomplished by two guardians alone. The call must travel beyond them—and the community must choose to answer.
“Blessings are what the world gives to you. Your gifts are what you give back.”
— Master Xuan Gui
The temple is more than a building. It is a place for practice, healing, youth development, cultural preservation, and community. Protecting its future will require every skill, every voice, and every person willing to answer the call.
Choose the way you can help
Every gift, introduction, and leadership conversation moves this effort forward.
Make a donation
Give through GoFundMe and help build momentum toward the campaign goal.
Leadership support
Considering a leadership gift, DAF recommendation, or bridge loan? Contact Sheldon directly.
Make an introduction
Connect us with foundations, corporate giving programs, or community partners who may want to help preserve this land.
STAND WITH DEEP ROOT
Help us protect the land and the tradition it holds
Share this page, make a gift, or open a door. Your support helps preserve a community home for generations to come.