{"meta":{"title":"Enabling sponsorships through Patreon","intro":"You can connect your Patreon and GitHub accounts to receive GitHub Sponsors sponsorships through Patreon.","product":"GitHub Sponsors","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/sponsors","title":"GitHub Sponsors"},{"href":"/en/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors","title":"Receiving sponsorships"},{"href":"/en/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors/enabling-sponsorships-through-patreon","title":"Enable Patreon sponsorships"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Enabling sponsorships through Patreon\n\nYou can connect your Patreon and GitHub accounts to receive GitHub Sponsors sponsorships through Patreon.\n\n## Prerequisites\n\n* Create a Patreon account. For more information, see [Start my creator page on Patreon](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002958403-Start-my-creator-page-on-Patreon) in the Patreon documentation.\n* Set up a paid membership tier on Patreon. For more information, see [How to set up paid tiers and benefits](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/203913559-How-to-set-up-paid-tiers-and-benefits) in the Patreon documentation.\n* Publish your Patreon creator page and tiers.\n* Link your Patreon account to your GitHub account. For more information, see [Linking your Patreon account to your GitHub account](#linking-your-patreon-account-to-your-github-account).\n* Set up GitHub Sponsors for your personal account or for your organization. For more information, see [Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your personal account](/en/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors/setting-up-github-sponsors-for-your-personal-account) or [Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your organization](/en/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors/setting-up-github-sponsors-for-your-organization).\n\n## Linking your Patreon account to your GitHub account\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page on GitHub, click your profile picture, then click ** Settings**.\n2. In the left sidebar, click ** Account**.\n3. In the \"Link Patreon account\" section, click **Connect with Patreon**.\n4. Sign into your Patreon account.\n5. To allow GitHub to connect with Patreon, in the \"GitHub would like to...\" section, click **Allow**.\n6. Click **Allow people to pay you through Patreon**. Then click **Update Patreon preferences**.\n\n## Linking your Patreon account to your organization\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture, then click ** Organizations**.\n2. Select an organization by clicking on it.\n3. Under your organization name, click ** Settings**. If you cannot see the \"Settings\" tab, select the **** dropdown menu, then click **Settings**.\n\n \n4. In the \"Link Patreon account\" section, click **Connect with Patreon**.\n5. Sign into your Patreon account.\n6. To allow GitHub to connect with Patreon, in the \"GitHub would like to...\" section, click **Allow**.\n7. Click **Allow people to pay you through Patreon**. Then click **Update Patreon preferences**."}