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TIER is a reader-funded publication, supported entirely through donations and subscriptions. You can support us directly on the site or via our Patreon. Thank you to all who subscribe or otherwise support our work. We made this page to disclose our current budget and show off our ambitions for the site.

Current running total: $182 from 45 Subscribers

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What We Can Do With Your Support

The text "$350 Four Essays Per Issue" superimposed over a medieval comic.
  • Raise editor payments to $100 each
  • Pay an additional contributor
  • We will reach this goal at around 70 paying members
The text "$600 Book Reviews" superimposed over a ink sketch of trees and a bridge.
  • Raise editor payments to $150
  • Raise contributor payments to $75
  • Add $75 stipend for reviews
  • We will reach this goal at around 120 paying members
The text "$1000 Poetry Submissions" superimposed over an color print of a woman licking an envelope.
  • Raise editor payments to $200
  • Raise contributor payments and review stipend to $150
  • $100 budget for Poetry
  • We will reach this goal at around 200 paying members

Current Monthly Budget Breakdown

In the interest of transparency, here is how our current monthly budget is used.

Business Phone and Address (for Stripe compliance): $18.76
Contributor Payment: $50
Editor Payments: $50
Ghost Hosting: $25
Leftover: $38.24