Patreons CEO is launching a $50,000 annual grant for creators

Patreon CEO and co-founder Jack Conte touts his crowdfunding platform as a place where “creators get paid” instead of being subject to the whims of advertisers or recommendation algorithms. Today, Conte is announcing a much more individual attempt to fund creators that’s not formally related to Patreon but fits squarely into its vision for how artists work today.

Conte’s project is called Super Patron (or, technically, “Super Patron: a creator arts endowment fuck yeah!”). It’s an independent million-dollar endowment that funds a single $50,000-per-year grant for artists. Creators should submit an application using whatever medium they prefer, as long as the experience lasts no more than three minutes. The applications will be evaluated...

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