Hi Dane: 1. Is the bounty a pledge of money, or is it donated to some sort of bank account, from which it is collected by the coder? The money is donated through PayPal where it's kept for the duration of the bounty. 2. Who decides when the programming goal has been reached, releasing the funds to the coder? Generally, I do. Most times it's blatantly obvious when milestones have been reached (i.e public code visibility). I have no problem working with others though to confirm the bounty's objectives and milestones are achieved. 3. If the programming goal is in several stages, can bounties be set up for each stage? I suppose, but having the funds collected in one bounty (hence more funds) and creating milestones seems more attractive in my opinion.