The project with the highest number of unique Patrons (donors) will win the Challenge Grant. Only one project will receive the Challenge Grant. The winning project must have at least 10 patrons and raise at least $1,000. Dollars will be matched up to $5,000.

When patrons give through the website, a unique code is generated based on their name and email. If multiple family members would like to support the campaign using the same credit card, these instances will each count separately as long as they all enter their own name and email address, but if the same person makes multiple donations, each will only count once.

Almost anything that is public facing! If you meet the criteria listed above, which are primarily budget- based, you can participate! New raised beds for a community garden, an outdoor seating area for a cafe, refreshed flower planters for a storefront, a crosswalk mural, benches for a trailhead, a temporary street closure event, a series of public lectures, signage improvements - all of these ideas fit within Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper strategies!

Yes! Past project creators are encouraged to participate. As long as your project follows the Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper mindset, you are welcome to raise funds for continued programming in or to further improve an existing space.

The Challenge is accepting participants on a rolling basis. Once your page is approved, you can launch at any time, but all campaigns must finish by the July 31st deadline. You may end your campaign earlier.

To align with best practices, most crowdfunding campaigns are between 30 to 60 days long. This maintains a sense of urgency while giving you enough time to market and fundraise.

No! We will be reviewing and approving pages throughout the campaign window. We suggest having at least two weeks to run your campaign, which means having your page GO LIVE by July 15, 2026.

That’s OK! If you select a partial funding model when building your campaign page, you will receive any and all funds you raise, minus any platform and processing fees. Your project should be scalable in design, so you can still accomplish it in some effect whether you fall short of or exceed your goal.

It's absolutely free to create and launch your project. We do collect a standard 5% fee on all funds raised. In addition, our credit card processing company, Stripe, collects a 2.6%+$0.30/txn processing fee for all online contributions. If you don't raise any funds, we don't collect any either. That's because your success is our success.

Uniquely on Patronicity, patrons have the option to cover their fees at checkout. They will be charged on top of their contribution amount if they select to do so. We find on average, 80% of online patrons opt to cover fees, thus reducing overall fees to under 4%.

For this program, only online contributions processed through your Patronicity campaign page are accepted and counted toward your goal. You are welcome to accept cash/check and in-kind donations, but they will not be counted toward the competition.

This depends on the end organization receiving the funds. If the organization running the individual campaign is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity or municipality, then contributions to that campaign will be tax-deductible through that organization. Patronicity is treated as a pass-through entity.

You can send an email to challenge@patronicity.com.