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Latest revision as of 22:31, 23 September 2026

Thank you for supporting ProleWiki, comrade!

Donations such as yours is the only revenue ProleWiki makes. Everyone that works on ProleWiki is a volunteer who gives a lot of their free time to improve our pages and manage the encyclopedia, it is thanks to them that we now have more than 3000 pages on our encyclopedia!

We use donations to pay for the hosting costs (approx. 200 USD per year, with a reserve of 2 years), and any use of the excess is voted on democratically.

Please find our various ways to donate by clicking here.

Our financials are transparently logged here.

Terms of sending donations

Donations made to ProleWiki are normally not tax deductible -- check if they can be in your legislature.

Any donations sent to ProleWiki are subject to the platform's Terms of Service that the donation was made on.

Additionally, ProleWiki does not normally refund donations once received. However, if a donation was mistakenly entered in good faith, please contact us as soon as possible.

When making a donation to ProleWiki, you agree that it is your responsibility to make sure the funds were not obtained in an unlawful manner. The recipient of the funds denies all responsibility in regards to the provenance or nature of such donations.

By sending any amount of money through the various methods listed below, you agree to the above terms.

Democratic intent on the excess

If you contribute to ProleWiki, you can join our Discord and democratically decide on how we spend our funds. You will be able to get the contributor role which gives you access to a specific channel without having to go through vetting.

Please do note that receiving the contributor role does not make one immune to rule violations.

Our current strategy is to hold 2 years worth of hosting (currently 432 USD) in a bank account expressly created for ProleWiki. Any excess past that amount can be discussed and voted on as for what to do with it.

Donation methods

These are sorted by most recommended first.

Recurring payments

Liberapay

Liberapay is similar to Patreon, but it allows donators more control over their spending (choosing their amount as well as a weekly or monthly donation) and respects privacy. As such, we recommend it over Patreon.

Patreon

Patreon is easy to use, but since it's closed source and US-based, we might risk becoming deplatformed for ideological reasons. But please support us there while you can!

One time transactions

Paypal

Our PayPal is prolewiki AT yandex.com. We are in the process of setting up a paypal.me link to make payments easier, as you need a PayPal account to donate directly through the email address.

Pix

Pix is a direct payment processor found in Brasil. With it, you can make donations in Brazilian Real (BRL) directly without fees. This is the random key to send it to:

6d2deee5-4cc4-4d22-9fd5-ce5bbc9eccfc

Redbubble store

We now have a Redbubble store where you can get stickers, pins, tote bags, t-shirts and other items with our logo. We make almost no money on sales, so use this if you'd like a sticker to stick around or something like that.

Bitcoin

Our current crypto strategy is to sell everything as soon as we receive crypto, so that we receive exactly the value of your donation.

Due to Bitcoin's transparency, anyone is able to verify how much is in the wallet.

Donation address:

bc1q797jfnqg7r4qk6ztu3z62nqgrxvg4eyslpdter

You can verify this address and its transaction activity here. Again, donors' addresses are publicly visible on the blockchain.

Current contributors

Patreon

Fellow traveller	Comrade	Order of Engels
Dmitri Sotnikov ($5.32/mo since 2023, totaling $240)	Kaza ddum ($12.52/mo since 2023, totaling $538.25)	Comrade Parry ($20/mo since 2026)
	Egil ($11.6/mo since 2025, totaling $114.53)

One time transactions

Comrade Deogeo ($200)
Edward ($50)
commiewithoutorgans (€27.73)
Christopher ($25)
Luke (€10)
Ronan ($10)

Liberapay

Comrade Al-Andalusian ($2.5/week)
dessalines ($1/week)
ksynwa ($0.48/week)
Clark ($0.25/week)
AsleepInspector ($0.96/week)

Income and expenses

The following table is populated from ProleWiki:Donate/Financial, only showing records for the past 12 months. Previous records are in the linked page. If you've got ideas of how this information could be better organized, please add your thoughts to the talk page.

Disclaimer: The bank balance is what we have available to be used, all other donations listed are awaiting to be processed by the respective payment services and cannot currently be used by us.

Balance (last updated September 20th 2026)

Bank balance	R$6739.19 BRL (~$1280.45)
Recurring Patreon donations	$49.44 USD
Recurring Liberapay donations	$0 USD
Monthly expenses	$18.13 USD

Exchange rates may be outdated. Monthly expenses are calculated from yearly payments for hosting.

Financial record

Date	Item Description	Item Type	Amount	Balance
2026-09-08	Payments made on the credit card (subscriptions and fees)	Expense	– 43.02 BRL	6,739.19 BRL
2026-09-08	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	203.54 BRL	6,782.21 BRL
2026-08-13	Partial redemption of fixed income: CRA BRF E390S2	Investment	1,684.36 BRL	6,578.67 BRL
2026-08-07	Payments made on the credit card (subscriptions and fees)	Expense	– 36.70 BRL	4,894.31 BRL
2026-08-06	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	115.31 BRL	4,931.01 BRL
2026-07-07	Payments made on the credit card (subscriptions and fees)	Expense	– 37.18 BRL	4,815.70 BRL
2026-07-06	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	118.87 BRL	4,852.88 BRL
2026-06-08	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	118.07 BRL	4,734.01 BRL
2026-06-08	Payments made on the credit card (subscriptions and fees)	Expense	– 35.27 BRL	4,615.94 BRL
2026-05-18	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	50.30 BRL	4,651.21 BRL
2026-05-07	Payments made on the credit card (subscriptions and fees)	Expense	– 36.37 BRL	4,600.91 BRL
2026-05-06	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	561.34 BRL	4,637.28 BRL
2026-04-15	Fixed income earnings: CRA BRF E390S2 coupon	Investment	80.71 BRL	4,075.94 BRL
2026-04-08	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	462.64 BRL	3,995.23 BRL
2026-04-07	Payments made on the credit card (hosting, domains and fees)	Expense	– 863.57 BRL	3,532.59 BRL
2026-04-06	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	118.30 BRL	4,396.16 BRL
2026-03-09	Payments made on the credit card (hosting, domains and fees)	Expense	– 2,117.49 BRL	4,277.86 BRL
2026-03-06	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	177.58 BRL	6,395.35 BRL
2026-03-02	Redeemed fixed income: CDB PRE 252 TBE	Investment	2,250.50 BRL	6,217.77 BRL
2026-02-06	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	175.11 BRL	3,967.27 BRL
2026-02-03	Invested in fixed income: CDB CREDITO BANCO INTER SA	Investment	– 1,500.00 BRL	3,792.16 BRL
2026-01-06	Donations received through PayPal	Donation	181.34 BRL	5,292.16 BRL
2025-12-24	Redeemed fixed income: CDB POS DI LIQ. BANCO INTER SA	Investment	1,836.02 BRL	5,110.82 BRL

References

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-__NOTOC__{{changetitle|''Donating to ProleWiki''}}
+{{changetitle|Make a donation}}
-This page will be used to list various ways you can donate to ProleWiki to pay for the basic hosting costs, and with whatever surplus we come up with, we can democratically decide what to do with it.
+'''<big>Thank you for supporting ProleWiki, comrade!</big>'''
-Please use the discussion page to add ideas of other ways ProleWiki could accept donations.
+Donations such as yours is the only revenue ProleWiki makes. Everyone that works on ProleWiki is a volunteer who gives a lot of their free time to improve our pages and manage the encyclopedia, it is thanks to them that we now have more than 3000 pages on our encyclopedia!
-Financial movements will be updated on the bottom of this page.
+We use donations to pay for the hosting costs (approx. 200 USD per year, with a reserve of 2 years), and any use of the excess is voted on democratically.
-==Donation Methods ==
+Please find our various ways to donate by [[ProleWiki:Donate#Donation methods|clicking here]].
-[[File:Monero_Logo.png|alt=|thumb|136x136px|Monero logo]]
-===Monero ===
+Our financials are transparently logged [[ProleWiki:Donate#Income and expenses|here]].
-[https://www.getmonero.org Monero] is a '''''privacy cryptocurrency''''', which is is used to keep donors anonymous. Currently, comrade [[User:Jucheguevara|Jucheguevara]] is managing the wallet on behalf of ProleWiki.
-Donation address: <blockquote><code>43A3aA9MgFigRTuJdXF61tjHK6z7pkbcQPk7FHSfcyvPg9LQdKbQzVSPZkjsJwoEyEJdzkVqnEUdjNiysfm51bVoSPnaiwe</code></blockquote>While Monero is the most private option, Jucheguevara is still trying to figure out how to allow users to independently verify the activities of the wallet, for the sake of transparency. If you're familiar with Monero [https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/73ham4/comment/dnr4olv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 view keys] and how to correctly use them, please reach out on Jucheguevara's [[User talk:Jucheguevara|talk page]].
+== Terms of sending donations ==
-[[File:Bitcoin_Logo.png|alt=|thumb|136x136px|Bitcoin logo]]
+Donations made to ProleWiki are normally not tax deductible -- check if they can be in your legislature.
-===Bitcoin ===
+Any donations sent to ProleWiki are subject to the platform's Terms of Service that the donation was made on.
-Bitcoin is a little less anonymous if you're not careful,<ref>https://coinsutra.com/anonymous-bitcoin-transactions/</ref> so donate at your own risk.
+Additionally, ProleWiki does not normally refund donations once received. However, if a donation was mistakenly entered in good faith, please contact us as soon as possible.
+When making a donation to ProleWiki, you agree that it is your responsibility to make sure the funds were not obtained in an unlawful manner. The recipient of the funds denies all responsibility in regards to the provenance or nature of such donations.
+By sending any amount of money through the various methods listed below, you agree to the above terms.
+== Democratic intent on the excess ==
+If you contribute to ProleWiki, you can join our [https://discord.gg/ZQTBNRU9v5 Discord] and democratically decide on how we spend our funds. You will be able to get the contributor role which gives you access to a specific channel without having to go through vetting.
+Please do note that receiving the contributor role does not make one immune to rule violations.
+Our current strategy is to hold 2 years worth of hosting (currently 432 USD) in a bank account expressly created for ProleWiki. Any excess past that amount can be discussed and voted on as for what to do with it.
+==Donation methods ==
+These are sorted by most recommended first.
+===Recurring payments===
+==== Liberapay ====
+[https://en.liberapay.com/ProleWiki/ Liberapay] is similar to Patreon, but it allows donators more control over their spending (choosing their amount as well as a weekly or monthly donation) and respects privacy. As such, we recommend it over Patreon.
+====Patreon====
+[https://www.patreon.com/prolewiki Patreon] is easy to use, but since it's closed source and US-based, we might risk becoming deplatformed for ideological reasons. But please support us there while you can!
+===One time transactions===
+==== Paypal ====
+Our PayPal is '''prolewiki AT yandex.com'''. We are in the process of setting up a paypal.me link to make payments easier, as you need a PayPal account to donate directly through the email address.
+====Pix====
+Pix is a direct payment processor found in Brasil. With it, you can make donations in Brazilian Real (BRL) directly without fees. This is the random key to send it to:<blockquote><code>6d2deee5-4cc4-4d22-9fd5-ce5bbc9eccfc</code></blockquote>
+====Redbubble store====
+We now have a [https://prolewiki.redbubble.com Redbubble store] where you can get stickers, pins, tote bags, t-shirts and other items with our logo. We make almost no money on sales, so use this if you'd like a sticker to stick around or something like that.
+===Bitcoin===
+Our current crypto strategy is to sell everything as soon as we receive crypto, so that we receive exactly the value of your donation.
 Due to Bitcoin's transparency, anyone is able to verify how much is in the wallet.
-Donation address:<blockquote><code>bc1qc2kkycwp504qekkdgh0ryj9fyvvjlr3j7yczh7</code></blockquote>You can verify this address and its transaction activity [https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1qc2kkycwp504qekkdgh0ryj9fyvvjlr3j7yczh7 here]. Again, donors' addresses are publicly visible on the blockchain, so if you'd like to avoid that, please use [[ProleWiki:Donate#Monero|Monero]].
+Donation address:<blockquote><code>bc1q797jfnqg7r4qk6ztu3z62nqgrxvg4eyslpdter</code></blockquote>You can verify this address and its transaction activity [https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/bc1q8k83tj80rfes007k7juxm3rzhyvyx3dnn90fx9 here]. Again, donors' addresses are publicly visible on the blockchain.
-[[File:Patreon_logo.svg|link=https://www.patreon.com/prolewiki|thumb|136x136px|Patreon logo]]
+== Current contributors ==
+=== Patreon ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Fellow traveller
+!Comrade
+!Order of Engels
+|-
+|Dmitri Sotnikov
+($5.32/mo since 2023, totaling $240)
+|Kaza ddum
+($12.52/mo since 2023, totaling $538.25)
+|Comrade Parry
+($20/mo since 2026)
+|-
+|
+|Egil
+($11.6/mo since 2025, totaling $114.53)
+|
+|}
+=== One time transactions ===
+* [[Comrade:Deogeo|Comrade Deogeo]] ($200)
+* Edward ($50)
+* commiewithoutorgans (€27.73)
+* Christopher ($25)
+* Luke (€10)
+* Ronan ($10)
+=== Liberapay ===
-=== Patreon===
+* [[Comrade:Al-Andalusian|Comrade Al-Andalusian]] ($2.5/week)
-[https://www.patreon.com/prolewiki Patreon] is easy to use, but since it's closed source and US-based, we might risk becoming de-platformed for ideological reasons. But please support us there while you can!
+* dessalines ($1/week)
+* ksynwa ($0.48/week)
+* Clark ($0.25/week)
+* AsleepInspector ($0.96/week)
-=== PayPal ===
+==Income and expenses==
-[[File:PayPal_logo_icon.svg|link=https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CWUTUELLL864Q|thumb|163x163px|PayPal logo]]
+The following table is populated from [[ProleWiki:Donate/Financial]], only showing records for the past 12 months. Previous records are in the linked page. If you've got ideas of how this information could be better organized, please add your thoughts to the [[ProleWiki talk:Donate/Financial|talk page]].
-==Incomes and Expenses==
+'''Disclaimer: The bank balance is what we have available to be used, all other donations listed are awaiting to be processed by the respective payment services and cannot currently be used by us.'''
-The following table is populated from [[ProleWiki:Donate/Financial]], if you've got ideas of how this information could be better organized, please add your thoughts to the [[ProleWiki talk:Donate/Financial|talk page]].
 {{ProleWiki:Donate/Financial}}