diff --git a/api-server/server/boot/user.js b/api-server/server/boot/user.js
index d34110e2cc..c4ef2903dc 100644
--- a/api-server/server/boot/user.js
+++ b/api-server/server/boot/user.js
@@ -15,57 +15,73 @@ import { ifNoUser401, ifNoUserRedirectTo } from '../utils/middleware';
 const log = debugFactory('fcc:boot:user');
 const sendNonUserToHome = ifNoUserRedirectTo(homeLocation);
 
-module.exports = function bootUser(app) {
+function bootUser(app) {
   const api = app.loopback.Router();
 
+  const getSessionUser = createReadSessionUser(app);
+  const postReportUserProfile = createPostReportUserProfile(app);
+  const postDeleteAccount = createPostDeleteAccount(app);
+
   api.get('/account', sendNonUserToHome, getAccount);
   api.get('/account/unlink/:social', sendNonUserToHome, getUnlinkSocial);
-  api.get('/user/get-session-user', readSessionUser);
+  api.get('/user/get-session-user', getSessionUser);
 
-  api.post('/account/delete', ifNoUser401, createPostDeleteAccount(app));
+  api.post('/account/delete', ifNoUser401, postDeleteAccount);
   api.post('/account/reset-progress', ifNoUser401, postResetProgress);
-  api.post('/user/report-user/', ifNoUser401, createPostReportUserProfile(app));
+  api.post('/user/report-user/', ifNoUser401, postReportUserProfile);
 
   app.use('/internal', api);
-};
+}
 
-function readSessionUser(req, res, next) {
-  const queryUser = req.user;
+function createReadSessionUser(app) {
+  const { Donation } = app.models;
 
-  const source =
-    queryUser &&
-    Observable.forkJoin(
-      queryUser.getCompletedChallenges$(),
-      queryUser.getPoints$(),
-      (completedChallenges, progressTimestamps) => ({
-        completedChallenges,
-        progress: getProgress(progressTimestamps, queryUser.timezone)
-      })
-    );
-  Observable.if(
-    () => !queryUser,
-    Observable.of({ user: {}, result: '' }),
-    Observable.defer(() => source)
-      .map(({ completedChallenges, progress }) => ({
-        ...queryUser.toJSON(),
-        ...progress,
-        completedChallenges: completedChallenges.map(fixCompletedChallengeItem)
-      }))
-      .map(user => ({
-        user: {
-          [user.username]: {
-            ...pick(user, userPropsForSession),
-            isEmailVerified: !!user.emailVerified,
-            isGithub: !!user.githubProfile,
-            isLinkedIn: !!user.linkedin,
-            isTwitter: !!user.twitter,
-            isWebsite: !!user.website,
-            ...normaliseUserFields(user)
-          }
-        },
-        result: user.username
-      }))
-  ).subscribe(user => res.json(user), next);
+  return function getSessionUser(req, res, next) {
+    const queryUser = req.user;
+
+    const source =
+      queryUser &&
+      Observable.forkJoin(
+        queryUser.getCompletedChallenges$(),
+        queryUser.getPoints$(),
+        Donation.getCurrentActiveDonationCount$(),
+        (completedChallenges, progressTimestamps, activeDonations) => ({
+          activeDonations,
+          completedChallenges,
+          progress: getProgress(progressTimestamps, queryUser.timezone)
+        })
+      );
+    Observable.if(
+      () => !queryUser,
+      Observable.of({ user: {}, result: '' }),
+      Observable.defer(() => source)
+        .map(({ activeDonations, completedChallenges, progress }) => ({
+          user: {
+            ...queryUser.toJSON(),
+            ...progress,
+            completedChallenges: completedChallenges.map(
+              fixCompletedChallengeItem
+            )
+          },
+          sessionMeta: { activeDonations }
+        }))
+        .map(({ user, sessionMeta }) => ({
+          user: {
+            [user.username]: {
+              ...pick(user, userPropsForSession),
+              isEmailVerified: !!user.emailVerified,
+              isGithub: !!user.githubProfile,
+              isLinkedIn: !!user.linkedin,
+              isTwitter: !!user.twitter,
+              isWebsite: !!user.website,
+              ...normaliseUserFields(user)
+            }
+          },
+          sessionMeta,
+          result: user.username
+        }))
+    ).subscribe(user => res.json(user), next);
+  };
 }
 
 function getAccount(req, res) {
@@ -241,3 +257,4 @@ function createPostReportUserProfile(app) {
     );
   };
 }
+export default bootUser;
diff --git a/api-server/server/models/donation.js b/api-server/server/models/donation.js
index 6ccf65a886..e605e43da6 100644
--- a/api-server/server/models/donation.js
+++ b/api-server/server/models/donation.js
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@ import { Observable } from 'rx';
 
 export default function(Donation) {
   Donation.on('dataSourceAttached', () => {
+    Donation.find$ = Observable.fromNodeCallback(Donation.find.bind(Donation));
     Donation.findOne$ = Observable.fromNodeCallback(
       Donation.findOne.bind(Donation)
     );
-    Donation.prototype.validate$ = Observable.fromNodeCallback(
-      Donation.prototype.validate
-    );
-    Donation.prototype.destroy$ = Observable.fromNodeCallback(
-      Donation.prototype.destroy
-    );
   });
+
+  function getCurrentActiveDonationCount$() {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-undefined
+    return Donation.find$({ where: { endDate: undefined } }).map(
+      instances => instances.length
+    );
+  }
+
+  Donation.getCurrentActiveDonationCount$ = getCurrentActiveDonationCount$;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/Supporters.js b/client/src/components/Supporters.js
index 46ab966c5d..3ed5de7cd5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Supporters.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Supporters.js
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import FullWidthRow from '../components/helpers/FullWidthRow';
 
 import './supporters.css';
 
-const propTypes = { isDonating: PropTypes.bool.isRequired };
+const propTypes = {
+  activeDonations: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  isDonating: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+};
 
-function Supporters({ isDonating }) {
+function Supporters({ isDonating, activeDonations }) {
   return (
     <Fragment>
       <FullWidthRow>
@@ -16,10 +19,10 @@ function Supporters({ isDonating }) {
       </FullWidthRow>
       <FullWidthRow>
         <div id='supporter-progress-wrapper'>
-          <ProgressBar max={10000} now={400} />
+          <ProgressBar max={10000} now={activeDonations} />
           <div id='progress-label-wrapper'>
             <span className='progress-label'>
-              4000 supporters out of 10,000 goal
+              {activeDonations} supporters out of 10,000 goal
             </span>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/client/src/pages/welcome.js b/client/src/pages/welcome.js
index ff4e190b57..29eb53d5d3 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/welcome.js
+++ b/client/src/pages/welcome.js
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ import Supporters from '../components/Supporters';
 import {
   userSelector,
   userFetchStateSelector,
-  isSignedInSelector
+  isSignedInSelector,
+  activeDonationsSelector
 } from '../redux';
 import { randomQuote } from '../utils/get-words';
 
 import './welcome.css';
 
 const propTypes = {
+  activedonations: PropTypes.number,
   fetchState: PropTypes.shape({
     pending: PropTypes.bool,
     complete: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -42,7 +44,13 @@ const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
   userFetchStateSelector,
   isSignedInSelector,
   userSelector,
-  (fetchState, isSignedIn, user) => ({ fetchState, isSignedIn, user })
+  activeDonationsSelector,
+  (fetchState, isSignedIn, user, activeDonations) => ({
+    activeDonations,
+    fetchState,
+    isSignedIn,
+    user
+  })
 );
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => bindActionCreators({}, dispatch);
 
@@ -57,7 +65,8 @@ function Welcome({
     completedCertCount = 0,
     completedLegacyCertCount: completedLegacyCerts = 0,
     isDonating
-  }
+  },
+  activeDonations
 }) {
   if (pending && !complete) {
     return (
@@ -94,7 +103,10 @@ function Welcome({
             </Col>
           </Row>
           <Spacer />
-          <Supporters isDonating={isDonating} />
+          <Supporters
+            activeDonations={activeDonations}
+            isDonating={isDonating}
+          />
           <Spacer size={2} />
           <Row>
             <Col sm={8} smOffset={2} xs={12}>
diff --git a/client/src/redux/fetch-user-saga.js b/client/src/redux/fetch-user-saga.js
index 86babd45d0..4f6dc681c4 100644
--- a/client/src/redux/fetch-user-saga.js
+++ b/client/src/redux/fetch-user-saga.js
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ function* fetchSessionUser() {
   }
   try {
     const {
-      data: { user = {}, result = '' }
+      data: { user = {}, result = '', sessionMeta = {} }
     } = yield call(getSessionUser);
     const appUser = user[result] || {};
-    yield put(fetchUserComplete({ user: appUser, username: result }));
+    yield put(
+      fetchUserComplete({ user: appUser, username: result, sessionMeta })
+    );
   } catch (e) {
     yield put(fetchUserError(e));
   }
diff --git a/client/src/redux/index.js b/client/src/redux/index.js
index 142c090a6d..cd4483b61b 100644
--- a/client/src/redux/index.js
+++ b/client/src/redux/index.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const initialState = {
   userProfileFetchState: {
     ...defaultFetchState
   },
+  sessionMeta: {},
   showDonationModal: false,
   isOnline: true
 };
@@ -158,6 +159,13 @@ export const userSelector = state => {
   return state[ns].user[username] || {};
 };
 
+export const sessionMetaSelector = state => state[ns].sessionMeta;
+export const activeDonationsSelector = state =>
+// this default is mostly for development where there are likely no donators
+// in the local db
+// If we see this in production then things are getting weird
+  sessionMetaSelector(state).activeDonations || 4040;
+
 function spreadThePayloadOnUser(state, payload) {
   return {
     ...state,
@@ -181,7 +189,10 @@ export const reducer = handleActions(
       ...state,
       userProfileFetchState: { ...defaultFetchState }
     }),
-    [types.fetchUserComplete]: (state, { payload: { user, username } }) => ({
+    [types.fetchUserComplete]: (
+      state,
+      { payload: { user, username, sessionMeta } }
+    ) => ({
       ...state,
       user: {
         ...state.user,
@@ -193,6 +204,10 @@ export const reducer = handleActions(
         complete: true,
         errored: false,
         error: null
+      },
+      sessionMeta: {
+        ...state.sessionMeta,
+        ...sessionMeta
       }
     }),
     [types.fetchUserError]: (state, { payload }) => ({