what is SLUGMOTHER COLLECTIVE?
SLUGMOTHER COLLECTIVE is a nonprofit shop for people who are chronically online, half-cynical, and still secretly hopeful.
We make minimalist, vintage-inspired goods — posters, totes, mugs, shirts — the kind of things you’d see in a cool apartment where someone is always “just about to move to berlin.”
Half of every sale funds actual charities (hunger relief, climate change, protecting human rights, and lgbtq+ youth support). the other half funds independent comedy, because the world is already a bad joke, so we might as well write the punchlines ourselves.
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CAUSES YOU'RE SUPPORTING
EVERY PURCHASE SUPPORTS
10% donated to 350.org
Champions climate action through grassroots movements and policy advocacy
10% donated to ACLU
Stands at the forefront of protecting civil liberties and human rights.
10% donated to Action Against Hunger - USA
Actively combats hunger and food insecurity worldwide
10% donated to UNICEF
Dedicated to alleviating poverty and improving children's lives.
10% donated to the Trevor Project
Provides lifesaving support and resources to LGBTQ+ youth.
50% donated to Good Sport Old Chap
an online short comedy group hub devoted to comedic storytelling and talent development
TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
emotionally deductible.
Eligible purchases support a registered nonprofit and may qualify as a tax write-off. You’ll get a receipt that’s IRS-ready and serotonin-safe.
our affiliates
We don’t believe in growth for growth’s sake, so the companies we work with are chosen with care. Our print partner, Printify, connects us with a network of global print providers who prioritize sustainable practices, fair labor, and eco-friendly materials whenever possible. That means the shirt you buy doesn’t just look good—it does good.
We also like Printify and Printful because they let us stay small, nimble, and non-wasteful: everything is made to order, so we’re not sitting on piles of unsold merch. Less overproduction, less landfill guilt, more slugs in the soil.Every affiliate we work with is vetted for basic human rights, transparency, and environmental accountability. Half of our profits go straight to UNICEF and verified charities; the other half funds independent comedy. That’s our kind of ecosystem: one where everyone (including the planet) gets to keep laughing.
heartfelt non-performative note from the brains
I made Slugmother because I needed to feel like I wasn’t just doom-scrolling myself into oblivion while teaching other people how to structure a joke. The world is absurd and often unbearable — headlines feel like punchlines nobody asked for — and I wanted something that turned that chaos into a concrete good.
Slugs are overlooked, under-aesthetic creatures that actually enrich the soil — the way comedy, in its most unfussy, unironic form, enriches our culture. With Slugmother, every poster, tote, or mug funds a split: half goes to nonprofits that keep people alive, fed, and safe, and half goes back into independent comedy, because laughter is survival too. It’s about making the world a little lighter, a little less shitty, while supporting both the people who need it most and the comedians who help us laugh through the worst of it.
I made Good Sport, Old Chap (GSOC) for a similar reason — a sketch group for the perpetually online, the ones who feel like Elizabeth Wurtzel’s Prozac Nation grew up, got a ring light, and started riffing in Notes-app screenshots. Our sketches are the kind of memes you’d normally send your friend at 2 a.m., except we film them with lights, sound, and just enough production polish that you know we’re serious about not being serious. If the world insists on being a joke, then fine — we’ll write it, direct it, and make sure the punchline helps someone else along the way.
— Kai Swanson, founder of Slugmother Collective and GSOC Comedy