Hi! As this is a charity zine, all proceeds from our zine go straight to charity. While all of our artists are compensated with a PDF version of the zine, not all of our artists are able to afford a physical copy of their work! Money from this donation pool goes towards gifting our hard working artists who want a physical copy of the zine but can't afford it their own version. There is obviously no pressure to donate to the pool, it's just a little way to give back to the Staytists who took part in the zine 💛