// the financial position
guest@goblincorps:~$ cat /etc/financial_position.txt
01
The GoblinCorps runs on zero outside money. No investors, no sponsors, no affiliate links, no one we have to answer to.
02
Any operating costs are covered internally. If that changes, we'll say so plainly instead of hiding it away in a blog post with a donation button at the bottom.
03
We've watched too many ideal projects get professionalized right out of the thing that made them worth caring about. We're not about that.
04
If money ever comes in, it goes back out. Not into anyone's pocket but into the work we want to see thrive. Community R&D grants. Hosting. Tools. The mission.
In the Red
We cover it ourselves. Nothing changes. Nobody notices.
Breaking Even
Ideal. Sustainable. We keep building without pressure.
In the Green
Surplus goes into community research grants and shared tools. Full stop.
// how to actually support the corps
001
Support a Creator
The goblins doing the work have their own channels, projects, and support pages. Find one whose work you value and put your support there: directly done, no middleman, no Corps cut.
Browse Creators →
002
Make Something
Ship a tool. Publish research. Expose something that needed exposing. Submit it and it becomes part of the Corps' record.
The work is the credential here.
Submit a Project →
003
Send Intel
Know a bad actor operating in daylight? A vulnerability nobody's talking about? A creator or project that should be on this site?
The submit queue is open. Tips are anonymous.
Drop a Tip →
// on the horizon
These aren't promises and they're not a pitch. They're options we're thinking about — ones that fit the mission if and when they make sense. We'll open them when they're ready, not when we need runway.
Sticker Shop
Physical merch — stickers, notebooks, the small things. Low overhead, no VC logic.
If it covers costs and funds a grant or two, it's worth doing.
Community Donations
A direct support channel — but only once we've built the infrastructure to guarantee surplus goes back into community R&D, not operating costs or anyone's salary.
R&D Grants
Small grants for goblins working on things the community decides matter.
This is the end goal for any money that comes in. Not a tip jar — a pipeline.
// TL;DR
Build things. Share things. When corperations run rampant, keep the community informed. That's how you support the Corps. Anything else with financial details we'll figure out when we need to — and we'll tell you when we do.
Read the Manifest