// 03_the_ledger
Every dollar, in public.
This is the whole point. Every contribution in, every grant and vendor payment out — updated as money moves, not saved for an annual report. Contributions are not tax-deductible; we say "contribution," never "donation."
total in
$0
total out
$0
on hand
$0
granted to date
$0
runway
0.0 ships
on hand ÷ $2,500
// 03_the_ledger/entries
The entries
ledger_entries.csv
The ledger starts when the first dollar moves. Nothing to hide yet — literally.
↓ download ledger_entries.csv
// methodology
What appears here: every inflow and outflow — contributions, grant disbursements, vendor payments, fees, and ops. What doesn't: nothing. Grant payments link to the Shipped gallery once that project is published. Entries appear within 7 days of the transaction.
// 03_the_ledger/categories
What each category means
| category | meaning |
|---|---|
| contribution | Money in from individuals — one-time or recurring (The Hundred). |
| uncl_g_proceeds | Proceeds routed in from uncl.g releases — the fund's original seed. |
| trustee_contribution | Earlier $100/mo recurring contributions, kept for history. |
| grant_disbursement | A grant payment straight to the artist. |
| vendor_payment | A grant payment straight to the studio, venue, or engineer — vendor-direct, preferred. |
| ops | What it costs to run the fund — carried by Das Creative, never by contributions. |
| fees | Payment-processor and fiscal-sponsor fees — the only skim, and it's shown, not hidden. |
| match | A patron matching member contributions dollar-for-dollar during a match window. |
| cycle_patronage | One patron funding a whole cycle — $12,500, about five ships. |
| benefit_release | Proceeds from an annual benefit release, like uncl.g's Navratri single. |
| covenant_return | A funded artist sending a grant back for the next artist, per the Covenant. |
| reserve_yield | Yield swept back from the Treasury reserve above 24 ships of runway. |
| inkind_ops | Das Creative's in-kind coverage of ops costs — the ledger shows true costs, the fund pays none of them (the Zero Line). |
| other | Anything that doesn't fit the categories above — rare, and always labeled specifically. |