Radical allocation transparency
The Books
Where OD9's money comes from, where every dollar goes, and what the founder takes — in the open, always. Most organizations hide this page. We think hiding it is exactly how everything got this broken.
Money In — LIVE FROM THE DATABASE
Monthly recurring (Patreon)2 active supporters — live count, refreshes every page load$10/mo
One-time direct supportCash App / PayPal / Zelle gifts (see support) — not centrally tracked yet; a gift ledger is on the build listuntracked Money Out — MEASURED, NOT ESTIMATED
AI evaluation (the grading engine)Every reflection, discussion, and capstone is AI-evaluated; every call is logged. Measured spend since logging began (Jun 18): roughly one dollar. Routine evaluations moved to a ~4× cheaper model on 2026-07-04 — capstones stay on the strongest model.~$1 to date
Server (VPS)Gifted by family — the whole stack runs on a box the founder's uncle bought. Zero monthly cost, full transparency about why.$0/mo
Domains, tools, everything elseAbsorbed out of pocket by a founder with zero income. That's not a flex — it's the current reality, and it's why the support page exists.founder-absorbed
Founder compensationYes, the founder intends to get paid — in the open, on a public ladder, never skimmed: a modest stipend when MRR sustains $1,000/mo, approaching livable at $2,500/mo. Those thresholds are public triggers on the roadmap (T-REV-1000, T-REV-2500). Until then:$0 Where Every Next Dollar Goes
- Keep the lights on — hosting, domains, the pipeline that runs the whole stack.
- Cover members' learning — evaluations cost money and members never pay for them. At current rates, $5 covers roughly 1,000 member evaluations — your support directly funds someone else's climb.
- Founder stipend per the public ladder — visible fair compensation instead of hidden extraction is the whole point.
- Production & growth — music, the science series, research partnerships, the mission.
And as members earn standing, allocation itself goes to community vote — supporting OD9 builds your Resource dimension, and by design it adds zero governance vote weight. Support is recognized; influence is earned. Money can't buy power here — that's structural, not a promise.
Figures verified 2026-07-04 · live numbers refresh per page load · think something's off or missing? Call it out in the Discord — catching us is the system working.