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Lubuntu traces its roots back to 2008, when the developers made the first Lubuntu LXDE packages available to be installed on Ubuntu. It grew from there to a full-fledged stand-alone distro in 2010 and then moved from LXDE to the current LXQt desktop in 2018. In that decade of development, Lubuntu transitioned from a pretty rough-edged project into an elegant, complete, and functioning operating system. But, until recently, there have been a few things you couldn't do in the Lubuntu world, and that included donating to support the project, or buying an official Lubuntu T-shirt.
In January 2019, the Lubuntu developers formed an official body to oversee the distribution, the Lubuntu Council. The establishment of that formal organization allows users to make donations to support the project and also allowed the developers to set up a shop to sell Lubuntu merchandise. The opening of donations and the shop was announced on 27 June, 2019 on the Lubuntu blog.
Donations can be one-time or recurring, and via Patreon, Liberapay or PayPal, as listed on the official donations page. Merchandise, including T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, pillows and coffee cups can be purchased through the Lubuntu shop on Teespring. All proceeds are donated to the Lubuntu Council.
Where will the money go? Lubuntu developer Simon Quigley wrote “We have observed with some other open source projects that accept donations that accountability for purchases and transparency in general is lacking. When Lubuntu accepts donations, it is essential to us to publish exactly where money is flowing and how it is being used to help further the project. While the decision-making process is limited to the Lubuntu Council and official members of the Lubuntu project, we see no reason to hide where the community’s money is going … We plan on publishing updates to our donations process, reports on where the money is going, and all other pertinent information directly on the Donations page. Check there for regular updates.”
Donations page: https://lubuntu.me/donate/