April 2025 Membership Drive: Thanks for your Support

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2025-04-14 00:44:07 UTC

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OTW membership drive, 11–13 April 2025

The Organization for Transformative Works's April membership drive is over and we are delighted to say that we are finishing with a total of 269,766.01 USD raised, far exceeding our goal of 75,000 USD. These donations came from 8216 people in 82 countries: thank you to everyone who donated, as well as all of you who posted and shared the news about the drive!

We are particularly pleased that 7064 of donors chose to take up or renew OTW membership with their donation. The OTW would not exist without its users all around the world, and your continued support for us is our absolute pride and joy! We are so glad to know that our ongoing mission to support, protect, and provide access to the history of fanworks and fan culture continues to resonate with the people that matter most of all: the fans themselves.

If you were intending to donate or join and haven't yet done so, don't worry! The OTW accepts donations all year round and you can always choose to become a member with a donation of US$10 or more. Memberships run for one calendar year from the date of your donation, so if you donate now you'll be able to vote in the 2025 OTW Board elections, which will take place in August. And our exclusive thank-you gifts are available whenever you donate!

The Organization for Transformative Works is the non-profit parent organization of multiple projects including Archive of Our Own, Fanlore, Open Doors, Transformative Works and Cultures, and OTW Legal Advocacy. We are a fan-run, entirely donor-supported organization staffed by volunteers. Find out more about us on our website.

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Takagiramen Tue 15 Apr 2025 05:11AM UTC

hello cutie

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Bowz_01 Tue 15 Apr 2025 03:37PM UTC

This was My first time donating so I'm happy :)

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Sabo_has_my_heart Wed 16 Apr 2025 01:04AM UTC

If I could choose my stickers, I'd probably donate, but I don't want to donate like, $150 to try and get the stickers I want.

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1. SaintKazimiera Sat 19 Apr 2025 11:41AM UTC
  
  You can choose to save up for your donation iver a longer time period.
  
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2. 1. Sabo_has_my_heart Sat 19 Apr 2025 10:46PM UTC
    
    That's not my point here. It's that I don't want to spend $150 just to get the... 3 sets I want. Since it's all random, I don't know if I'll get the ones I want, so I'd have to order x number of stickers, just to make sure I get the ones I want. It's not worth $150
    
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SlySkySerpent Wed 16 Apr 2025 05:13AM UTC

Bless AO3, truly a worthy cause to donate to c:

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Randomstories_576 Wed 16 Apr 2025 07:12AM UTC

I’m so glad this website exceeded its goal! It’s nice to a community work together towards a cause :)

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loraeli Wed 16 Apr 2025 02:12PM UTC

btw, which country gave the most donations?

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1. OTW_News_Post_Moderation (Official) Thu 17 Apr 2025 05:27AM UTC
  
  Hello,
  The country with the most donors was the United States with over $200,000 in donations during this drive.
  Best,
  Marty
  OTW News Post Moderator
  
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2. 1. Celtice Thu 24 Apr 2025 05:23PM UTC
    
    Makes sense considering the number of fics written in English, and the number of users/visitors from the USA probably being among the highest.
    
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jwwfjr Thu 17 Apr 2025 12:33AM UTC

我爱这个网站，它救活我们无趣的生活！

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Maycelium Thu 17 Apr 2025 02:44AM UTC

AO3 is a place online where we can build a community, and it is so SO needed in times like this. Your work in it's upkeep is so important and I hope that this drive made all that effort feel seen and appreciated
We love you otw!!!

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Hotaru_Luciole Thu 17 Apr 2025 05:20PM UTC

I love the fact that it ended with .01 cent not .23 or .00 but .01.

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camakitsune Thu 17 Apr 2025 07:55PM UTC

Awesome ^^ Out of curiosity, roundabout when does OTW expect to file their 2024 Form 990?

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1. OTW_Finance (Official) Fri 18 Apr 2025 04:44AM UTC
  
  Hi camakitsune,
  While the deadline for filing the annual Form 990 is May 15, the extended deadline is November 15. You can expect the 2024 Form 990 to be filed sometime in November.
  Thanks,
  OTW Finance Committee
  
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2. 1. camakitsune Fri 18 Apr 2025 06:50PM UTC
    
    Makes sense, thank you!
    
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Celtice Thu 24 Apr 2025 05:24PM UTC

May I ask, do you guys still send out the little avatars to members? I have two from a few years ago but I don't remember receiving any since then.

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1. OTW_News_Post_Moderation (Official) Thu 24 Apr 2025 05:43PM UTC
  
  Hello,
  Membership icons are sent to members who donate during our membership drives, and each membership drive has its own icon. Icons have not been sent out for the April 2025 drive yet, but they have been sent for past drives.
  If you donated during a previous drive and did not receive a membership icon, please contact our Development and Membership committee for more assistance.
  Best,
  Sophora
  OTW News Post Moderator
  
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