Axanar moves for the second time in two years, again to an ever-smaller facility.

Daily Patreon signups climbed into double digits for the first time since January 23. The 11-donor uptick followed Axanar producer Alec Peters’ acknowledgement he likely wasn’t going to raise the $4,000 a month he needed to keep the 6,000 square foot warehouse that now houses Axanar.

Monthly earnings rolled past $1,500 on Sunday, thanks to a single-day $72 boost from donors. That likely makes it possible for Peters to afford the new 3,000 square foot facility. He expects that to cost $2,500 per month.

The encouraging upswing, however, doesn’t deviate much from the overall trend AxaMonitor’s analysis pegs at monthly earnings of less than $2,500 by April 1, assuming nothing major happens in the funding effort. Axanar’s move is scheduled May 1.

Why It Matters: We’ve seen all this happen before, the last time Peters turned to Axanar fans to save a building he could no longer afford. This time, though, he lost his corporate sponsorship for reasons he’s had trouble explaining.

In a 2017 Indiegogo campaign, Peters also announced he would instead use donations to move into a new, smaller warehouse. What happened the following day? Donations rose. Within days, however, the effort ground to a halt yet again. Barely more than 300 supporters contributed to that Indiegogo. AxaMonitor’s analysis projects around 250 Patreon donors expected by April 1. What does this bode for the future? Stay tuned. Sputtering Support: Is this quote from then or now? You be the judge.

“Peters’ update did give a small jolt to the moribund campaign. A few days before, the campaign had literally ground to a halt.”