Public addresses and donations
Every address we publish, with its live balance, and every donation we receive, with its review status. Since 2017 the founders have funded the project themselves, and they still pay many costs directly. These payments are not on the blockchain, so they are not shown here. Every donation adds to what the founders give, and helps the project do more.
Every donation goes to the Treasury of the Local Solar System Foundation. The Treasury keeps the project running and growing. It pays for servers, software and licences, equipment, research and testing, specialist help, and the legal and administrative work behind it all. Our volunteers give their time for free. The Treasury may pay for their expenses, or for their travel to the place where the work happens. In this way, volunteers can help without spending their own money. All donations go into one shared Treasury, and not to a single initiative. Your gift goes where it is needed most, as decided under the project's governance rules.
Who is paid, and why
Most of the work at the Local Solar System Foundation is done by volunteers. Volunteers give their time for free. Sometimes the work happens in a particular place, such as a dark-sky evening, a beach clean-up or a field survey. Then the Treasury may pay for reasonable expenses, or for the travel to get there. In this way, volunteers can help without spending their own money. Staff and contractors are paid only when the work needs highly specialised technical skills. Service providers, such as hosting, software, legal and compliance services, charge for what they provide. The founders pay for much of this directly, as they have done since 2017. These payments by the founders do not go through the Treasury, so they are not on the blockchain or on this page. Payments from the Treasury are made under written agreements and are listed here. Contribution points are never converted into pay.
Donation addresses are only ever issued through our donation gateway. We never announce address changes by email or direct message.
This page never shows names, emails, countries, information given to the Council, or who owns a sending address. Blockchain transactions themselves are public and permanent.
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