John asks viewers who value and can afford it to support Crash Course and SciShow on Patreon (2015)
ask · status: promotion (not a request) · last event: reminder (2026-05-22) · owner: John and Hank
In March 2015 John asked viewers who supported Crash Course or SciShow through Subbable to move to Patreon, and in December he asked those who value the shows and can afford it to support them there. The brothers kept pointing viewers to Crash Course's Patreon for years, and in 2026 Hank thanked patrons for long being a key source of its funding.
Part of: Crash Course: launch of the brothers' educational channel (2011)
Told alongside: Hank asks viewers to buy a Crash Course coin to fund Crash Course (2021) · Crash Course coin: collectible coins sold to fund Crash Course (2021) · Hank asks viewers to donate to Complexly's Learnathon (2024) · John asks viewers to check out the free Crash Course AP World History curriculum and share it with their teachers (2016) · Hank asks viewers to fund Crash Course through Subbable (2013) · Subbable: launch of the brothers' pay-what-you-want subscription service, starting with Crash Course (2013) · Crash Course curriculum materials (2014) · SciShow: launch of Hank's science channel (2011)
About: Patreon, Crash Course, SciShow
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-17 | asked | John asks viewers who support Crash Course or SciShow through Subbable to move their subscription to Patreon, which he calls like Subbable only better. | What Are Paper Towns? video description |
| 2015-03-20 | thanks | Hank thanks Patreon patrons funding SciShow and Crash Course; they are almost two-thirds of the way to pre-Patreon-switch funding levels. | A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets 00:01:33 |
| 2015-12-08 | reminder | John says people who value Crash Course and SciShow and can afford it can support them on Patreon, which has perks. | The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report 00:00:48 |
| 2016-09-06 | reminder | John thanks BGC3 and Patreon supporters and points viewers to Crash Course's Patreon, saying the biggest perk is knowing Crash Course would not exist without them. | How We're Spending Your Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report 00:03:24 |
| 2021-06-25 | reminder | Hank says that after Friday, June 25 the coins are gone, but viewers can still support Crash Course on Patreon. | The Surprising Origin of Crash Course 00:03:39 |
| 2024-04-12 | thanks | Hank says free educational resources on YouTube exist because everyone helps by buying Crash Course coins and supporting Crash Course on Patreon, as do internet stores that give all profit to charity. | Feeling Like a Failure (During an Eclipse) 00:04:13 |
| 2024-05-31 | reminder | Hank points viewers who want to give a different amount to the Crash Course Patreon linked in the description. | The People I Hate Most in the World 00:04:22 |
| 2025-05-23 | reminder | Hank says viewers for whom a coin is not right can support Crash Course on Patreon. | I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. 00:05:00 |
| 2026-02-04 | thanks | Hank thanks viewers who for years knowingly gave a for-profit company money with no tax deduction, through Patreon, the Crash Course Coin, the Learnathon and SciShow fundraisers. | We Just Sold Our Company for $0 00:06:23 |
| 2026-05-22 | reminder | Hank says viewers who prefer monthly giving can use the always-open Patreon, long a huge part of how Crash Course is supported. | Why I Made Crash Course a Non-Profit 00:06:04 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2015-12-08 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report — ask: John points to cool perks for supporting the shows on Patreon, with a link in the description. — 00:01:07
- 2016-09-23 · How do YouTubers Make Money? — Hank says SciShow and Crash Course were designed with YouTube's money systems in mind and have found a path to sustainability thanks to advertisers and Patreon patrons. — video description
- 2022-06-10 · My Embarrassing Dermatology Story — Hank says Crash Course reaches many people on a low budget that still costs a lot, and 37% of that budget comes from Patreon and the Crash Course coin. — 00:02:55
- 2022-09-02 · How A YouTube Company Actually Makes Money — Hank: Just under 20% of revenue is crowdfunding through Patreons or the Crash Course Coin, given because people know their work isn't sustainable under current internet business models. — 00:01:17
- 2023-05-30 · How Does He Do It? — John says the coins are vital: the Patreon and coin campaigns are the single largest slice of Crash Course's annual budget, not a tiny slice of a corporate pie. — 00:03:30
- 2024-05-28 · A Midlife Crisis — John says upcoming Crash Course videos, from biology to art history to world religions, are possible only because of supporters through the coin and Patreon. — 00:04:02