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Many of those aren’t actually donations. Check the perks! On many small donations: That is actually where platforms like Patreon, and their fees, actually make sense. But you’re crazy not to take >$500 transactions off those platforms, keep the fees, and build relationships.

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Right, since they're providing a product and/or service in return for a payment in many cases. In Canada that's a very meaningful distinction and you end up needing to pay income tax on money from crowdfunding unless you avoid most kinds of perks. I expect it's similar elsewhere.

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Tax is tax. On the platform side, there are a few threads around on “money transmitter” regulation and perks worth reading.