@aparrish I have almost zero expertise in this area, but FWIW for small-scale stuff, if it's going to happen regularly, creators seem to prefer Patreon? Mostly coz it's more predictable, I think - money reliably comes in every time, and it also reliably doesn't overshoot and leave you committed to more than you wanted.
I don't know if any of that would apply to your situation, though.
musing about money/fundraising, open source projects
(and by "this" I mean: kickstarters for really small-scale funding for very niche open source projects. what I have in mind would be *really* difficult to match up with an arts grant, and isn't quite "cutting edge" or practical enough for tech funding. a lot of what I do falls into this category...)