ACF Transparency Report

The ACF Transparency Report is the public, automatically updated record of the ONCE Artist Compensation Fund: how many dollars have been set aside, how many AI releases funded it, and how many artists contributed.

What the report shows

• Set aside for the ACF: total dollars routed into the fund since it started.
• AI releases funding the fund: how many AI releases contributed.
• Contributing artists: distinct artists behind those releases, counted anonymously.
• Quarterly reports: one card per quarter. The current quarter shows a running total; closed quarters are frozen once published.

How the figures are calculated

Human tracks cost 1 credit and AI tracks 2 credits. Every AI track distributed contributes $0.92 to the ACF. The report counts only contributions paid with purchased credits, because free promotional credits don’t fund the fund, and it removes any purchase that was later refunded.

Is the data anonymized?

Yes. The report shows only aggregate counts and dollar totals. No artist names, release titles, account IDs, or other identifying information is included.

Has the fund paid out yet?

Not yet. The dollars sit in a dedicated, untouched account while ONCE establishes an independent fiduciary to administer disbursement. The report tracks what has come in, not what has been paid out.

Related

• Artist Compensation Fund: why the fund exists and how your releases feed it.
• About ONCE: pricing, policies, status, and other pages on once.app.