Donations and Finances

Ludum Dare is run and supported by the community.

Donations: $20229.32 USD Expenses: $7885.79 USD
FUNDS: $12343.53 USD
Lifetime donations to LD. Paypal fees and taxes paid are not factored in.

NOTE: THIS PAGE IS CHANGING!! Go see the NEWS and MIKE.

Estimated yearly hosting cost: $2900 USD
Expenses last updated: Dec 21, 2014

Latest Donations and Contributions

1.	Anonymous	$28.00 USD	Jan 26, 2015
2.	Anonymous	$50.00 USD	Jan 18, 2015
3.	Lisa Brown	$90.00 USD	Dec 29, 2014
4.	Gwilym Kuiper	$10.00 USD	Dec 12, 2014
5.	Anonymous	$256.00 USD	Dec 12, 2014
6.	gebirgsbärbel	$20.00 USD	Dec 11, 2014
7.	Anonymous	$10.00 USD	Dec 9, 2014
8.	Joshua Burr	$10.00 USD	Dec 9, 2014
9.	Slin	$30.00 USD	Dec 8, 2014
10.	Nils	$10.00 USD	Dec 8, 2014

Highest Donations (last 6 months)

1.	Anonymous	$1,000.00 USD	Dec 4, 2014
2.	@iossif	$300.00 USD	Sep 27, 2014
3.	Anonymous	$256.00 USD	Dec 12, 2014
4.	SimonCarless	$250.00 USD	Sep 16, 2014
5.	NeiloGD	$200.00 USD	Sep 1, 2014
6.	Cosmologicon	$200.00 USD	Sep 16, 2014
7.	newgrounds.com	$150.00 USD	Aug 19, 2014
8.	Frozen Fractal	$100.00 USD	Sep 16, 2014
9.	mrexcessive	$100.00 USD	Sep 16, 2014
10.	dddaaannn	$100.00 USD	Sep 16, 2014

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Mike Kasprzak (PoV) is managing the finances and taking donations on behalf of Ludum Dare.

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