Our current balance is around $6000 and the average monthly cost to keep us running is $250.
If you’d like to take a closer look at our finances, then you can do it here -> https://opencollective.com/beehaw-collective
All of that being said, is there another service that the Beehaw community could provide with the extra funds?
One example could be to establish a Nonprofit Corporation (501©(3)) to create a legally recognized nonprofit with a clear charitable mission: education, health services, housing, etc.
I agree that banking the money is probably the wisest move rn. I love the idea of Beehaw funding some kind of initiative in the future, but i don’t know if the surplus is big enough to pursue something like that yet. Also - if the admins wanted to use the surplus to pay someone like PenguinCoder a little compensation for their substantial labor contribution to Beehaw, I wouldn’t be opposed to that.