Kickstarter Expects To Provide More Funding To The Arts Than NEA

 "Aspiring project creators are allowed to set their own funding goals and given a set window of time to raise the money, usually a month. Kickstarter takes a 5 percent cut of all successfully funded projects, which are used to pay the New York-based team of 37 people that run the crowdfunding website and other costs. The Kickstarter team offers advice to creators when asked, but other than that, its up to project creators to tap into their own communities to reach their fundraising goals."