Kickstarter Keep 2026 — 5% + 3% + $0.30 Take-Home

Kickstarter keep 2026 — 5% + processing if funded

Planning math if a US campaign is successfully funded. Official US fees page (fetched 2 Sep 2026): Kickstarter 5% of total funds raised; processing 3% + $0.30 per pledge; pledges under $10: 5% + $0.08. No fees if unsuccessful. Default first paint: $10,000 raised, 100 backers, $100 average (≥ $10 so 3% + $0.30), dropped 0% → platform $500, processing $330, KEEP $9,170.00. Dropped pledges % subtracted from raised before fees (cards fail), default 0. KEEP is before manufacturing. We do not fulfill rewards. Confirm on kickstarter.com/help/fees.

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Keep after Kickstarter 5% + processing (if funded)

$9,170.00

$10,000 funded − 5% − (3% + $0.30 × 100). KEEP before manufacturing. Planning only.

Platform

$500.00

Processing

$330.00

Keep

$9,170.00

Raised $

Backers

Average pledge $ (≥ $10 → 3%+$0.30)

Platform % (US 5 if funded)

Processing % (3 if avg ≥ $10; 5 if under $10)

Processing $ / pledge ($0.30 or $0.08 micro)

Dropped pledges % (subtracted from raised before fees — default 0)

Tax buffer $ (you type — not a tax engine)

2 more plannersPlatform vs processing split. After 10% dropped pledges.

Platform vs processing

On first-paint $10,000 / 100 × $100. No fees if unsuccessful.

Kickstarter 5%

$500.00

Processing 3%+$0.30

$330.00

After 10% dropped (before fees)

Net raised $9,000, then 5% + 3%+$0.30×100. Cards fail before settlement.

$8,250.00

9000 − 450 − (270+30) = $8,250.00. Preset on this page. Default dropped is 0.

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Default $10,000 funded → $9,170.00 keep

You type every percent. Official US: 5% of funds raised; 3% + $0.30 per pledge when average ≥ $10. No fees if unsuccessful.

Raised = $10,000.00 · dropped % = 0 → net = $10,000.00
Platform = 10000 × 5% = $500.00
Processing = 10000 × 3% + 100 × $0.30 = 300 + 30 = $330.00
KEEP = 10000 − 500 − 330 = $9,170.00

KEEP is before manufacturing. Dropped pledges % comes off raised before fees. Pledges under $10: 5% + $0.08 (you type).

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The formula — you type every percent

net = raised × (1 − dropped % ÷ 100)
platform$ = net × (platform % ÷ 100)
processing$ = net × (processing % ÷ 100) + backers × (processing $)
KEEP = net − platform$ − processing$ − tax buffer$

Dropped % is subtracted before fees (cards fail). KEEP is before manufacturing.

Official US fees (fetched 2 Sep 2026)

Live page kickstarter.com/help/fees (US): “If your project is successfully funded… Kickstarter’s 5% fee, and payment processing fees (between 3% and 5%). If funding isn’t successful, there are no fees. Kickstarter fee 5% of total funds raised. Payment processing fees 3% + $0.30 per pledge. Pledges under $10 have a discounted micropledge fee of 5% + $0.08 per pledge.”

What this page is not

Not affiliated with Kickstarter. No public Kickstarter CPA. No invented Partnerize URL.
We do not fulfill rewards.
Not a 50-state tax engine. Currency labels only.

FAQ

What is keep on $10,000 raised with 100 backers at $100 average?

Default first paint: KEEP $9,170.00. Platform 5% of $10,000 = $500. Processing 3% + $0.30 per pledge (average ≥ $10): $10,000 × 0.03 + 100 × $0.30 = $300 + $30 = $330. Dropped 0%. KEEP = 10000 − 500 − 330 = $9,170.00. KEEP is before manufacturing. No fees if unsuccessful. Official US fees page fetched 2 Sep 2026.

Dropped pledges — before or after fees?

User-typed dropped pledges % is subtracted from raised before fees (cards fail). Default 0. Honest if cards fail before settlement.

What about pledges under $10?

US fees page: pledges under $10 have a micropledge fee of 5% + $0.08. Default average is $100 so 3% + $0.30. A preset sets processing to 5% + $0.08 if you type a sub-$10 average. You can always type the processing lines.

Is there a Kickstarter CPA? Do you fulfill rewards?

No public Kickstarter CPA. We do not fulfill rewards. Wise via /get-paid-stripe-wise (campaign still pending — no invented Partnerize URL). Weak money path is OK.

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