Why Donate?
NaNoWriMo builds epic communities.

NaNoWriMo helps people set and achieve creative goals.

NaNoWriMo gives people the opportunity to discover their voice.

Learn more about NaNoWriMo’s impact.
Invest in the transformative power of creativity.
Donate to National Novel Writing Month because stories matter. In 2016, with the support and partnership of donors like you, NaNoWriMo brought our free creative writing programs to:
“Storytelling is a powerful act. Stories have the mysterious power to widen hearts and change minds. The psyche is never quite the same after receiving a story.”
— Mitali Perkins, author
When you donate, you not only support people’s novel writing dreams, you help transform people into creators who see new possibilities in the world—and act on them.
NaNoWriMo relies on your donations to pay for things such as web hosting services, pep talks, Come Write In resources, and classroom kits to help people tell their stories.
- Did you know it costs $39,000 to run our Municipal Liaison program, which empowers 900+ volunteers to coordinate in-person write-ins around the world?
- Did you know it costs $43,000 to send our Young Writers Program classroom kits, free-of-charge, to 2,000 classrooms around the world?
- Did you know it costs $55,000 to keep the forums on the NaNoWriMo site up and running, and fully moderated as a creative space for 300,000+ writers?
Become a monthly donor to partner with NaNoWriMo all year.
2016 Annual Report
2016 990 Report
See our 990 report for more on NaNoWriMo’s financials.