> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.potlock.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.potlock.io/readme/revenue-model/current-fees.md).

# Current Fees

## Direct Donations

**Protocol Fee: 2.5% (optional)** paid out to impact.sputnik-dao.near to support development and expansion of POTLOCK.

**Referral fee (optional)**: 5% given to those who share and promote projects. If someone donates through link than an automatic payout upon donating will be given to referred. For more information on how to refer go to

{% hint style="info" %}
Fees are subject to change on DAO based on sentiment for donors, projects, and those raising donations.
{% endhint %}

**Project Registration (0.05 - 0.08 NEAR)** : all fees associated with registration goes toward gas for saving social profile on social.near contract and adding project ot nearhorizon.near and[ registry.potlock.near ](https://nearblocks.io/address/registry.potlock.near)registry

## Pots

Fundraiser Fee - taken from referral fees on chain from amount by someone giving to funding pool

Referral Fee - taken from matched donations (taken before amount is matched), check Pot settings as this is set by PotDeployer (may be 0, we may be hard coding a max amount for this)

Chef Fee - taken from Pot (depends on Pot deployer)

Protocol Fee - taken from donations and also those contributing to matching pools.


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