AniDB Accounting

Supporting AniDB
Our goal is to raise at least enough each month to pay our recurring hosting fees as per the estimate below. Exceeding our target will mean more stability for AniDB. We are using the "Per-Creation" model to reach this goal. The objective is to post only as often as needed, and use that to pay the server and fees. If each post generates more money than necessary, we will skip posts as needed, to prevent a build-up of excess funds. More details on the mechanics are found below.

At this time, AniDB will only be accepting Patreon donations. There are several reasons for this, including, but not limited to: cost, administration, taxation. If you wish to consider a PayPal donation, you will need to individually speak with us on IRC to see if anything is feasible.
If you cannot donate to AniDB at this time, you can still help us out by Contributing to AniDB (see below).

Link to AniDB Patreon homepage: https://www.patreon.com/AniDB/overview

For discussion on Patreon-related matters, please visit the forum: [Patreon] Support AniDB via Patreon -- General Info Thread
Patreon supporters are eligible to receive a badge on their userpage. For details on how to obtain a badge, refer to question #4 in the Patreon thread`s FAQ section: Patreon General Info Thread -- FAQ.


Caption: Supported AniDB through the Patreon campaign

What is Patreon?
Patreon is a crowdfunding platform. It allows "Patrons" (the people donating) to pledge support towards a subscription-based funding model for "Creators" (the people receiving the donations) that they support. The Patron subscribes to a Creator, and specifies the maximum per month that they are willing to pledge to that creator each month. The Patron cannot be charged by that creator more than the maximum specified by the Patron.

When you subscribe and become a Patron to our Patreon page, please be sure to both choose your reward tier, AND set the amount you wish to donate to AniDB for each post. After you confirm the $ value per post, check off the optional checkbox to specify the maximum number of times per month that you will pledge to AniDB. In general, AniDB will post at most once per month to collect funding.

How Else Can I Contribute?
You can also help in AniDB`s success by doing any of the following:

• Recommend/Share us to others / add a link to AniDB to your website(s).
• Contribute: Add and update information on AniDB.
• Discuss: Become an active participant in the AniDB Forum and on IRC.
• Report: Give suggestions for improvements and bug reports on the AniDB Bug Tracker.
• If you are a programmer, there are tons of cool stuff you can do with AniDB, check the wiki (i.e. Development and Category:Development).
• Create: You may also have other good ideas for new features and the time to work on them; contact us!

All transactions occur in their original currency. All amounts are eventually converted to USD, as the primary account is held in USD. Exchange rates vary depending on the rate in effect at the time of conversion.