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Writing Exchange

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A small Mastodon instance for writers, since 2017.

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Today's Balance
$602.28
Yearly Maintenance
$4,764
per year
Estimated Annual Budget
$5,659

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Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
erika

$581 USD since Nov 2022

2
Dave Polaschek

$560 USD since Feb 2024

3
Incognito

$490 USD since Nov 2022

4
Ernie Smith

$402 USD since Nov 2022

5
Fred Johansen

$352 USD since Mar 2025

6
Daniel K

$300 USD since Apr 2023

7
EstherD

$295 USD since Oct 2022

8
Guest

$245 USD since Nov 2022

9
Hannah Steenbock

$245 USD since Nov 2022

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Guest

$245 USD since Nov 2022

11
Jeffrey Harlan

$240 USD since Nov 2022

12
E.W. Doc Parris

$240 USD since Nov 2022

13
Mark Hood

$240 USD since Nov 2022

14
Raima Larter

$230 USD since Nov 2022

15
Adam J

$200 USD since Nov 2022

Organizations

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Musing Studio

$351.82 USD since Jun 2025

Writing Exchange is all of us

Our contributors 177

Thank you for supporting Writing Exchange.

Matt Baer

Admin
@[email protected]

erika

Monthly Supporter

$581 USD

Dave Polaschek

Monthly Supporter

$560 USD

Incognito

Monthly Supporter

$490 USD

Ernie Smith

Monthly Supporter

$402 USD

Fred Johansen

Monthly Supporter

$352 USD

Musing Studio

$352 USD

Daniel K

$300 USD

EstherD

Monthly Supporter

$295 USD

Guest

Monthly Supporter

$245 USD

Hannah Steenbock

Monthly Supporter

$245 USD

Guest

Monthly Supporter

$245 USD

Jeffrey Harlan

Monthly Supporter

$240 USD

E.W. Doc Parris

$240 USD

Budget

Transparent and open finances.

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+$5.00USD
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Credit from Kurt to Writing Exchange •

+$5.00USD
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Monthly financial contribution to Writing Exchange (Month...

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+$12.00USD
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Today’s balance

$602.28 USD

Total income

$14,719.40 USD

Total disbursed

$14,117.12 USD

Estimated annual budget

$5,659.42 USD

About

Writing Exchange is a small community for poets, authors, and writers of all kinds in the fediverse.

For most of our 5-year history, we were primarily funded by Matt Baer's independent software company, Musing Studio. Matt is the lead developer of WriteFreely, another fediverse platform made for long-form writing and blogging.

Now, we're sustainably funded directly by the Writing Exchange community. Donate here to support us.

Our team

Matt Baer

Admin
@[email protected]