// 06_about
Why “final final”
Every artist knows the file: final_final_v12.wav — the version after the version that was supposed to be done.
Most emerging artists don't stall on talent. They stall on the last $1,000: the mastering pass, the venue deposit, the mix revision nobody budgeted for.
We fund the last mile.
The full argument — what those mundane costs actually block, why small money stalls whole careers, and why no existing funding reaches this gap — is at /why.
// 06_about/who
Who we are
founder
Sabya Das
Co-founder. Sacramento, CA.
founder
Sri (Dr. Srimix)
Co-founder. Sacramento, CA.
Seeded by proceeds from uncl.g — a comedy desi music act funding real emerging artists — plus contributions from people who want the version that ships to exist.
// 06_about/principles
The principles
- 01
We take nothing. No equity, no royalties, no rights, no recoupment. Ever.
- 02
The application is one page and the answer comes within 30 days.
- 03
Money goes to the work: we pay your studio, your venue, your engineer directly whenever possible.
- 04
Half now, half when it ships. Deliverables, not surveillance.
- 05
Every dollar in and out is public.
- 06
A “no” comes with a reason, and you can reapply next cycle.
- 07
Grants are income; we tell you about the 1099 up front so April doesn’t surprise you.
// 06_about/review
How decisions get made
Three reviewers score every application independently, on a published rubric. Majority rules. The full rubric, the recusal and connection-cap rules, and the per-cycle reports live at /governance.
| criterion | points |
|---|---|
| craft | 40 |
| feasibility & budget realism | 30 |
| marginal impact of the check | 30 |
- [x]Any reviewer with a disclosed relationship recuses.
- [x]Recusals are published each cycle.
- [x]Grants to first-degree connections are capped at 50% of any cycle.
- [x]Every decline gets two sentences of real feedback.
// 06_about/mentors
The mentor bench
mentor_bench.csv
Recruiting now — producers, engineers, mixers, video editors, music lawyers. One call per grantee.
// 06_about/fine_print
The fine print, honestly
Final Final Fund is a giving program of Das Creative LLC, not a 501(c)(3). Contributions are not tax-deductible.
Every dollar is public on /ledger, same font for every row — a $5 contribution and a $50,000 one look identical. No donor walls, no tiers.
The fund is evergreen: built to refill itself through members, matches, an annual benefit release, and — over time — the artists it funded. The published mechanics, the runway floor, and the reserve policy are on /model.
If the fund grows, we'll move to fiscal sponsorship so contributions become deductible. The ledger is built to make that migration an export, not a rebuild.