I think patreon for dev's as a whole group would work better than one individual dev getting money.
Everyone works as a team not alone, and when someone submits something to the board and it is approved, then people can donate to the Patreon for everyone's hard work towards Discovery.
I don't think sole Patreon's would work as it could suggest the richest kids of the discovery get what they want and the lower end of the community get left in stain and it would ruin the game.
Also, rules on Patreon's should be allowed
Payments made on behalf of everyone's work (not one single topic or job)
A limit of payment *to disallow people placing too much on the server*
To allow everyone to obtain the same amount of cash, but for the team to ensure everyone is equally pulling weight to collect the cash
-- Obviously these are just guesses, but I think single Patreon's can do more damage than good, I know I'd like you to be paid as well but there must be a careful system where its fair for all, and so that one cannot overdo the next.