We use financial contributions for different expenses:

1. Merchandise & promo materials

Items that are given away for free, or given in return for a donation equal to or bigger than the costs. Some items might be given away only in specific situations or under specific conditions (e.g. a developer who fix a highly voted on issue). Only expenses of items whose environmental impact have been taken into consideration (e.g. GOTS certification for clothing).

2. Presentation materials
Materials like posters or roll-up banners, only when needed for a specific event. Expenses for digital products (e.g. advertising space) are not accepted.

3. Project running
Foreseen services or products to (help) keep the project going, such as the domain name and forum server. Unexpected costs that are strictly necessary for the project (e.g. defensive legal lawsuits, spiking hosting loads).

4. Community gatherings
Products and services that support community-building during community gatherings (e.g. food & drinks for a meeting at FOSDEM). Expenses accepted only if 5 or more people signed up and show up at the gathering, and only if the gathering was announced to the community at least 2 weeks in advance.

5. Upstream & Peer contributions
Projects that contribute to an open podcasting ecosystem or an open source Android ecosystem may be given donations from AntennaPod's funds.

General principles

Expenses should be proposed to and discussed with the community on AntennaPod's forum. If the expenses have not been discussed and approved beforehand by the community, their reimbursements cannot be guaranteed.
Expense reimbursements can only be requested by team members and community members with a proven track record.

Please check the Donation Expenses Policy on our forum for more detailed information, or if you want to discuss our Expenses Policy.