The grantoris Das Creative LLC, a California limited liability company, operating its giving program "Final Final Fund" (we call it FFF, "we," or "us").

The grantee is you — the individual artist, or the unincorporated act you represent, named on the grant offer. Once you accept and we countersign, this is the entire agreement governing the grant.

FFF grants you either $1,000 or $2,500 — the amount stated on your offer — to support the completion of the project and deliverable you described in your application, on the target date you gave.

The grant is made in reliance on that application. If the project or deliverable changes materially, tell us in writing as soon as you know. We would rather hear early than judge a surprise at the deadline.

The grant is paid in two halves:

• First half (50%) — within 7 days of countersignature. Where your application itemized a specific vendor cost (studio, venue, engineer, presser), we pay that vendor directly rather than routing the money through you, per your budget. Vendor-direct is our default.
• Second half (50%) — within 7 days of proof of ship: a link, file, or other reasonable evidence that the deliverable exists and is available. We confirm receipt in a few business days. Confirmation is not a quality review.

FFF takes nothing from this grant.

• No equity. No ownership interest in you, the project, or any entity you form around it.
• No royalties. No share of streaming, sales, sync, licensing, or any other revenue the deliverable earns — ever.
• No rights transfer. You keep 100% of copyright, master rights, publishing, and every other IP in the work. FFF gets no license beyond the specific publicity uses in clause 05.
• No recoupment. This is not a loan and not an advance. We do not get the money back if the project underperforms, breaks even, or makes money.

FFF is not an investor, a label, a lender, or a rights-holder here. We are a grantor. That is the whole relationship.

FFF publishes every grant on a public ledger — that is how the fund stays accountable. At acceptance you choose what we may publish:

• Required.Your name and project title on the public ledger, alongside the amount, dates, and status (for example, "shipped"). This is required to receive the grant — it is how the ledger stays honest.
• Opt-in. Your story — a short write-up of the project, with your review before publishing — in the public gallery.
• Opt-in. Your itemized cost breakdown (what was spent, on what, to whom) in the public gallery alongside the story.

Leave the opt-in choices off and we publish only the required ledger line. You can withdraw an opt-in later by emailing us.

This grant is reportable income to you. It is not a gift and not a scholarship exclusion.

• We issue a 1099-MISC (Box 3, other income) for any calendar year your total payments reach $600 or more.
• We request a completed Form W-9 from you securely and separately before any payment. We never collect your SSN or EIN through this site or any public link.
• We do not withhold taxes and do not give tax advice. Plan for this income; talk to a tax preparer if you are unsure.

Sometimes the work does not happen. That is real life, not a breach. If the project stalls or you decide not to finish it:

• No clawback. We do not ask for the first half back.
• Short written note. Send us a few sentences on what happened. That is the whole requirement.
• Two-cycle wait. You may reapply starting two funding cycles after the note is received.

FFF may end its association with a project — including declining to pay a remaining half, and removing a published story — if the deliverable or your conduct in connection with it involves unlawful content (content that infringes another's rights, is obscene under applicable law, or otherwise violates law). This is not a creative-content or quality judgment; it is limited to unlawful content or conduct.

• Governing law. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.
• Entire agreement.This agreement is the entire agreement about the grant and supersedes prior discussion, except that your application's project description, deliverable, and budget itemization are incorporated by reference.
• Amendments. Any change must be in writing and agreed by both parties.