diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3004daa76..b116e6d40 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 NODE_ENV=development
 # BACKEND_URL="https://example.com"
-# PATRON_URL="https://patron.example.com"
 # PROXY_HTTPS_INSECURE=false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 954562943..30fa61a1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ For https, be sure to also set `PROXY_HTTPS_INSECURE=true`.
 
 Allows using an HTTPS backend if set to `true`.
 
-This is needed if `BACKEND_URL` or `PATRON_URL` are set to an `https://` value.
+This is needed if `BACKEND_URL` is set to an `https://` value.
 [More info](https://stackoverflow.com/a/48624590/8811886).
 
 **Default:** `false`
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/patron.js b/app/soapbox/actions/patron.js
index 6b4885c9a..3f32e2ad8 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/patron.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/patron.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import api from '../api';
+import axios from 'axios';
 
 export const PATRON_FUNDING_IMPORT        = 'PATRON_FUNDING_IMPORT';
 export const PATRON_FUNDING_FETCH_FAIL    = 'PATRON_FUNDING_FETCH_FAIL';
 
 export function fetchFunding() {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    api(getState).get('/patron/v1/funding').then(response => {
+    const baseUrl = getState().getIn(['soapbox', 'extensions', 'patron', 'baseUrl']);
+    axios.get(`${baseUrl}/api/patron/v1/instance`).then(response => {
       dispatch(importFetchedFunding(response.data));
     }).catch(error => {
       dispatch(fetchFundingFail(error));
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.js b/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.js
index 844a1bc4d..6c9a6e7ad 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { shortNumberFormat } from '../utils/numbers';
 import { isStaff } from '../utils/accounts';
 import { makeGetAccount } from '../selectors';
 import { logOut } from 'soapbox/actions/auth';
+import { Map as ImmutableMap } from 'immutable';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   followers: { id: 'account.followers', defaultMessage: 'Followers' },
@@ -39,11 +40,12 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 const mapStateToProps = state => {
   const me = state.get('me');
   const getAccount = makeGetAccount();
+  const patron = state.getIn(['soapbox', 'extensions', 'patron'], ImmutableMap());
 
   return {
     account: getAccount(state, me),
     sidebarOpen: state.get('sidebar').sidebarOpen,
-    hasPatron: state.getIn(['soapbox', 'extensions', 'patron']),
+    patronUrl: patron.get('enabled') && patron.get('baseUrl'),
     isStaff: isStaff(state.getIn(['accounts', me])),
   };
 };
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ class SidebarMenu extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { sidebarOpen, onClose, intl, account, onClickLogOut, hasPatron, isStaff } = this.props;
+    const { sidebarOpen, onClose, intl, account, onClickLogOut, patronUrl, isStaff } = this.props;
     if (!account) return null;
     const acct = account.get('acct');
 
@@ -127,11 +129,11 @@ class SidebarMenu extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <Icon id='envelope' />
                 <span className='sidebar-menu-item__title'>{intl.formatMessage(messages.messages)}</span>
               </NavLink>
-              {hasPatron ?
-                <NavLink className='sidebar-menu-item' to='/donate' onClick={onClose}>
+              {patronUrl ?
+                <a className='sidebar-menu-item' href={patronUrl} onClick={onClose}>
                   <Icon id='dollar' />
                   <span className='sidebar-menu-item__title'>{intl.formatMessage(messages.donate)}</span>
-                </NavLink>
+                </a>
                 : ''}
               <NavLink className='sidebar-menu-item' to='/lists' onClick={onClose}>
                 <Icon id='list' />
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/funding_panel.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/funding_panel.js
index 7650c8cdf..df96512e2 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/funding_panel.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/funding_panel.js
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import ProgressBar from '../../../components/progress_bar';
 import { fetchFunding } from 'soapbox/actions/patron';
 
+const moneyFormat = amount => (
+  new Intl
+    .NumberFormat('en-US', {
+      style: 'currency',
+      currency: 'usd',
+      notation: 'compact',
+    })
+    .format(amount/100)
+);
+
 class FundingPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -12,21 +22,22 @@ class FundingPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { funding } = this.props;
+    const { funding, patronUrl } = this.props;
 
     if (!funding) {
       return null;
     }
 
+    const amount = funding.getIn(['funding', 'amount']);
     const goal = funding.getIn(['goals', '0', 'amount']);
     const goal_text = funding.getIn(['goals', '0', 'text']);
-    const goal_reached = funding.get('amount') >= goal;
+    const goal_reached = amount >= goal;
     let ratio_text;
 
     if (goal_reached) {
-      ratio_text = <><strong>${Math.floor(goal/100)}</strong> per month<span className='funding-panel__reached'>&mdash; reached!</span></>;
+      ratio_text = <><strong>{moneyFormat(goal)}</strong> per month<span className='funding-panel__reached'>&mdash; reached!</span></>;
     } else {
-      ratio_text = <><strong>${Math.floor(funding.get('amount')/100)} out of ${Math.floor(goal/100)}</strong> per month</>;
+      ratio_text = <><strong>{moneyFormat(amount)} out of {moneyFormat(goal)}</strong> per month</>;
     }
 
     return (
@@ -41,11 +52,11 @@ class FundingPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <div className='funding-panel__ratio'>
             {ratio_text}
           </div>
-          <ProgressBar progress={funding.get('amount')/goal} />
+          <ProgressBar progress={amount/goal} />
           <div className='funding-panel__description'>
             {goal_text}
           </div>
-          <a className='button' href='/donate'>Donate</a>
+          {patronUrl && <a className='button' href={patronUrl}>Donate</a>}
         </div>
       </div>
     );
@@ -56,6 +67,7 @@ class FundingPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 const mapStateToProps = state => {
   return {
     funding: state.getIn(['patron', 'funding']),
+    patronUrl: state.getIn(['soapbox', 'extensions', 'patron', 'baseUrl']),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/pages/home_page.js b/app/soapbox/pages/home_page.js
index 6a6a7f6fe..f06bd90eb 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/pages/home_page.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/pages/home_page.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => {
   const me = state.get('me');
   return {
     account: state.getIn(['accounts', me]),
-    hasPatron: state.getIn(['soapbox', 'extensions', 'patron']),
+    hasPatron: state.getIn(['soapbox', 'extensions', 'patron', 'enabled']),
     features: getFeatures(state.get('instance')),
   };
 };
diff --git a/static/instance/soapbox.example.json b/static/instance/soapbox.example.json
index 9083c8e7f..540fc51ed 100644
--- a/static/instance/soapbox.example.json
+++ b/static/instance/soapbox.example.json
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
     }]
   },
   "extensions": {
-    "patron": false
+    "patron": {
+      "enabled": false,
+      "baseUrl": "https://patron.example.com"
+    }
   },
   "defaultSettings": {
     "autoPlayGif": false,
diff --git a/webpack/development.js b/webpack/development.js
index a16df0fbf..98ce3e718 100644
--- a/webpack/development.js
+++ b/webpack/development.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const { settings, output } = require('./configuration');
 const watchOptions = {};
 
 const backendUrl  = process.env.BACKEND_URL || 'http://localhost:4000';
-const patronUrl   = process.env.PATRON_URL  || 'http://localhost:5000';
 const secureProxy = !(process.env.PROXY_HTTPS_INSECURE === 'true');
 
 const backendEndpoints = [
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ const backendEndpoints = [
   '/.well-known/webfinger',
   '/static',
   '/emoji',
-  '/patron',
 ];
 
 const makeProxyConfig = () => {
@@ -33,10 +31,6 @@ const makeProxyConfig = () => {
       secure: secureProxy,
     };
   });
-  proxyConfig['/patron'] = {
-    target: patronUrl,
-    secure: secureProxy,
-  };
   return proxyConfig;
 };