Beneficiaries submit their requests for project-related expenses for reimbursement through Expensify.

Note: All expenses appear in the project's public ledger (transaction list) for full transparency.

• ​Prepare for Reimbursement​

• ​Set Up a Reimbursement Account and Create a Report​

• ​Submit an Expense Report:​

Prepare for Reimbursement

Consider the following financial aspects of reimbursement before you make a request:

• LFX Crowdfunding uses Expensify—a third-party expense management and payment application that allows to create expense reports. After an expense report or invoice is reimbursed through that application, it is synchronized with LFX ledger as well to maintain full transparency.

Keep the following items ready before you begin:

• Receipts for the expenses that you want to submit for reimbursement

• The Expensify policy invitation email that you received from the Linux Foundation.

Set Up a Reimbursement Account and Create a Report

You set up an Expensify account and link it to a bank or financial service account to receive reimbursements.

As a beneficiary, you receive an invitation email from the Expensify Concierge informing you that you have access to the LFX project policy. Use your email address to sign in to Expensify.

1. Sign in to https://www.expensify.com/signin Ensure to use the same email address that the Expensify Concierge used to send you the invitation. ​

3. Record expenses in a report to submit them to the project administrator and the Linux Foundation for reimbursement.

Depending on your location:

United States: Set up your Expensify reimbursement account: Add a United States deposit account.

International: Upload a completed The Linux Foundation Wire Transfer Form in place of a receipt.

Submit an Expense Report:

1. Follow these steps in Expensify to create and submit an expense report. After you submit your report, the approver reviews your reimbursement request and approves or rejects it. Next, a Linux Foundation administrator validates the expense and approves or rejects the reimbursement. Expensify funds your account.

2. Upon approval notification, go to your account to access your reimbursement money. It may take up to 30 business days for the funds to be deposited to your bank account.*

*Wire Transfer recipients will get the funds deposited to their account directly from Linux Foundation.