A vacant lot, a bright idea, and 30 days to make it real.

Wellington Heights has an empty grass patch at 605 15th St SE. At night it’s just darkness and cracked sidewalk—but to the kids who walk past every day, it could be a gateway to the future.

We’re Big Bang Foundation.
For 15 years we’ve mentored Cedar Rapids youth through music, sports, and tech. Now we’re taking the next leap: turning that quiet corner into the Micro AI Park—a solar-powered, 24/7 STEM playground with free Wi-Fi, AI kiosks, VR rigs, and a container studio for podcasts and 3-D printing.

Phase One Goal: $7,000 by June 15
Your gift funds the groundwork:

$4,500 buys two recycled shipping containers that will house the AI Lab and Creative Studio.
$2,500 pours concrete pads and trenching so the labs arrive level, safe, and ready for wiring.

Every $70 you give purchases one square foot of foundation—your name goes in our builder’s log. A local donor is matching every dollar, so your impact instantly doubles.

What happens next?
We’ll post weekly photo updates and livestream container-delivery day in June. When the doors swing open this August, 150 neighborhood teens will step into a world of code, creativity, and possibility that didn’t exist the day before.

Help us wire the lot and light the park. Click Donate, share the link, and watch Cedar Rapids’ first Micro AI Park rise in real time.

Wire the Lot, Light the Park – Micro AI Park Phase 1

By Big Bang Foundation

Wire the Lot, Light the Park – Micro AI Park Phase 1

A vacant lot, a bright idea, and 30 days to make it real!