Welcome to Saba Cooperative!
Welcome to Saba Cooperative!
Saba's Mission
Saba Cooperative exists to hold sacred space for self-governed missions, ministries, and offerings that serve spirit, protect freedom, and honor the Earth.
Overview
Saba is a decentralized cooperative body organized under 508(c)(1)(a), serving as a spiritual home for autonomous offerings - ministries, tools, education, and sacred projects - structured through a distributed congregational model.
Spiritual Nature
Saba exists to support spiritual sovereignty, reciprocity, and sacred creation. It does not engage in commerce. Missions and ministries must demonstrate integrity and purpose in alignment with our values.
Shared Values
Saba is guided by living principles: spiritual freedom, ecological reverence, reciprocal care, and non-extractive collaboration. We honor interfaith mysticism, sacred practice, and the creative use of technology in service to spirit. All offerings are expected to uphold the sanctity of spiritual experience, respect the autonomy of others, and abide by a non-aggression ethic - committing to no force, no fraud, and no coercion. We work toward a world rooted in beauty, justice, and balance with the living Earth.
Governance
Each offering governs itself. Saba operates sociocratically and holds no managerial, financial, or legal control over its affiliated circles. It provides shared values, optional affiliation, and visibility - not oversight.
Auxiliary Missions
Affiliated circles are auxiliary missions of the Saba body. These include:
- Personal ministries
- Training
- Tech and education platforms
- Creative or sacramental projects
Each offering:
- Maintains full legal and financial independence
- Aligns spiritually with the Saba mission
- May tithe or contribute energy, resources, or service
Funding
Saba receives voluntary donations only. It does not charge dues or take revenue from offerings.
Legal Standing
Saba is an interfaith religious organization under 508(c)(1)(a), with integrated auxiliary missions. Through its distributed congregational model, it unites self-governing offerings in a shared spiritual body rooted in cooperation, not control.
Join Saba Cooperative
Thinking about anchoring your mission or ministry with Saba?
Here’s what you should know:
Saba Cooperative is a container, a space to hold personal missions, ministries, sacred circles, and devotional work without forcing you into systems that don’t reflect what you're actually doing.
You don’t need to form a nonprofit.
You don’t need a board.
You do need to handle your own reporting and stay in integrity with the law based on how your mission or ministry operates.
Saba doesn’t make you tax-exempt.
You’re not “covered” under the Cooperative.
Each circle or offering is its own responsibility, spiritually, financially, and legally.
If your work involves donations, it’s up to you to decide whether those are taxable and to report them accordingly. If you ever do seek 508(c)(1)(a) status or build toward exemption, that’s something you do for your own ministry, not through Saba.
That said, we’re here to walk with people who are trying to do this honestly.
There’s no cost to join. Just a shared ethic, and a simple ask: if you ever use the Cooperative’s support and receive compensation for your offering, contribute something back when you're able.
You keep full ownership of your ministry. You name your offering. You define your way.
And when the pressure comes, or when you need perspective, you’ll have others who get it, who’ve been there, and who are building something real together.
If that resonates, you’re welcome here.
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