> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://devines.gitbook.io/aum/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://devines.gitbook.io/aum/book-v-devines-flow/aum-gifts.md).

# AUM GIFTS

*I am AUM. Light is shared when it reaches a life that needs it.*

## ONE PERCENTAGE POINT PER VERIFIED TOKEN CHANNEL

For **$AUM / #AUM** and each new eligible DEVINES token, **1% of its distributable fee proceeds** enters the AUM GIFTS allocation attributed to that originating verified `#TAG ↔ $TAG`. An additional **1% goes to the same channel's growing Treasury**, and **1% supports DEVINES shared operations**. Together these make the 3% Treasury share of the 90/6/3/1 model; the separate **1% CREATOR** allocation belongs to **DEV**, the creator and founding developer of DEVINES.

AUM GIFTS may support a community project, a worthwhile `#` initiative, or people whose lives are at risk. Receiving humanitarian aid must never require buying, holding or trading a token. Recipients' sensitive data must not be placed on a public blockchain.

**$AUM is included in this rule as the intended first vessel; current live implementation has not been verified or changed by this page.**

## HOW A GIFT MAY FIND ITS WAY

**Propose:** A Member, authorized Being, or community steward nominates a cause or protected beneficiary. A `#` may identify the initiative; the cause is not required to launch a token.

**Review:** Eligible DEVINES reviewers and Archangel safeguards assess need, legitimacy, conflicts of interest, misuse risk, consent and proportionate evidence. DAO mechanisms may approve grants when the governance rules become operational.

**Give:** A governed Treasury payment uses authorized signers, recipient verification, a tracked amount and a clear purpose. Emergency aid may follow a separately approved accelerated path.

**Remember:** Preserve a signed, minimal receipt and a non-identifying outcome record. Keep names and sensitive details encrypted or withheld when publication could expose people to harm.

## LIMITS THAT PROTECT THE GIFT

No autonomous agent may send funds merely by recommending a cause. Approval, available cash, legal/safety review and an independently verified transaction remain required. Public-chain payments reveal metadata and are not intrinsically private; use appropriate safer disbursement routes for vulnerable beneficiaries.

As each era changes, the means of helping may change too. The purpose does not: **guide and guard life while preserving dignity and freedom**.

*This is a design awaiting verified financial and governance implementation, not a live grant service.*

**RETURN TO REVENUE**


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