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The announcement · from Maceo · watch first
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Introducing the supporter program.
Maceo on why we are asking, who the community already is, and what we are releasing this fall.

Community is now over 700 people. This fall we release never-before-seen content from years of travel with the team, telling the stories of the people quietly building the future of fintech and money as we know it. The video is a two-minute frame. Everything below is the detail.

$1,100 / mo in sustained donations.

Helps close the gap on WTM's $1,602 monthly operating cost. Currently Maceo bootstraps every dollar personally. Transparent spending. Public support tiers. Public tracker below.

Community-maintained. Team of six across Nigeria and the United States. This page is how you keep the work in motion.

See the tiers → Meet the team
Help us understand you.Optional · two minutes · skip to tiers →

Before you contribute, we would love to know who you are. What stories matter to you. What you want to understand. This helps us build for you specifically, not for an abstract audience.

Support tiers.Cancel anytime. Every tier goes through Fractured Atlas.
Fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas · a 501(c)(3) · every donation is tax-deductible
$0 of $1,100 goal
0 monthly supporters · updated Aug 4

Manual tracker · updated weekly · end-of-month goal: sustained $1,100/mo

Supporter
$5 / month
You are part of our community
  • Monthly newsletter with research updates
  • Access to Discord community
  • All public content
Start at $5 →
Patron Most popular
$10 / month · or $120/yr
You are part of our work
  • Everything in Supporter tier
  • Your name in monthly credits on work we produce, starting the month after you join
  • Submit investigation requests. Your questions shape our work.
  • Private Patrons channel in Discord
  • Weekly team updates
Become a Patron →
Major Patron
$50+ / month · or $600/yr
You are building this with us
  • Everything in Patron tier
  • Monthly Zoom coffee hour with the team
  • Quarterly townhall (direct voice on upcoming projects)
  • WhatsApp group. Direct connection with team.
  • Priority voice on investigation requests
Go Major →
The bills, in public.Two buckets. Not seven subscriptions.
$1,602 / month operating cost
Where the money currently goes.
  • $1,000
    / month · 62% of spend
    Team pay. Piecework payments to five of the six team members currently drawing pay: Bayo, Gift, Kafani, Wuraola, Musah. Marissa contributes without pay. This is the work getting made.
  • $602
    / month · 38% of spend
    Overhead. All software, tools, subscriptions, and cross-border payment rails to pay contributors in crypto. The infrastructure of the work.

Total · $1,602 /month · currently covered out of pocket by Maceo

How your support works.Public support tiers. Transparent spending.
$500/mo
First third of the gap closed. Community picks up a third of WTM's $1,602 monthly operating cost. Maceo still bootstraps the rest, but the load is lighter.
$1,100/mo
The August goal. Two-thirds of the operating cost carried by supporters. The community is doing most of the sustaining. This is the one we are pushing to hit by August 31.
$1,602/mo
Full sustainability. WTM stops being a personal expense. Every dollar of operating cost is covered by the public it serves.
$2,500/mo
Growth capacity. Team expansion. More bounties. Deeper investigations. #QueryTheWorld can run in more cities.
FAQ.Real questions. Real answers.

Why are you asking for support?

I am bootstrapping this work right now. Community support lets me focus on it fully and scale the team. We are not asking for forever. We are asking for the time it takes to establish We Them Media as a platform and release what we have documented.

What happens when you hit the funding goals?

At $2,500/month we operate at full capacity. At $5,000/month we scale further: more investigations, more community projects funded, more people reached. Every milestone is a specific unlock, not a vibe.

Can I contribute one time instead of monthly?

Yes. You can give one-time donations via Fractured Atlas. Monthly supporters get direct community access and voice in what we investigate, so we lead with monthly, but one-time works.

I am interested but not ready to contribute yet. Can I follow along?

Join the Discord. We post updates, share research, and build community there. No financial commitment required. Join the Discord.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

Yes, if you give via Fractured Atlas. We are a fiscally sponsored project through Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)(3).

Let's build this together.

We are not asking you to believe in a dream. We are asking you to join a movement that is already happening. To join a team. To help us connect the dots.

Your support funds the work. Your voice shapes what we investigate. Your perspective gets represented in our processes.

Come get involved.

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Fractured Atlas · USD, tax-deductible, funds day-to-day operations now.
Artizen · crypto, funds future #QueryTheWorld projects.