> This is the Markdown of a Backed Help Centre page, https://admin.backed.giving/help/administrator/funds/checklist-funds.md. Every page is listed at https://admin.backed.giving/help/llms.txt.

> This page uses Backed's default terms, such as Funding Round and Application Template. An organisation may rename them, so read each as your organisation's own term if you've renamed it.

Ready for your funds to go live?

Ensure you've double checked the following:

1. Set up the details your organisation records about a fund: on `Fund settings`, select `Add field` for each one, then save.
2. Add each fund: `New Fund` at the top of `Plan > Funds`, with its `Distribution Amount`, currency and accounting code.
3. Record where the money comes from: `Add source` on `Sources of funds`, for each upstream agreement and fund.
4. Allocate each funded application: `Add Fund` on the application's `Funds` tab, with the year and amount.
5. Before the first distribution date, choose the `Cycle date` on `Distribution cycles` and select `Preview` to check what the cycle would do.


This appears only when it is turned on for your organisation, and needs both the Payments and
Funds modules. Labels that name `Fund` use your organisation's own term if you've renamed it.

## See also

- [The fund list](fund-management.md)
- [Fund settings and custom fields](fund-settings.md)
- [Add or edit a fund](fund-form.md)
- [Sources of funds](sources-of-funds.md)
- [Allocating applications to funds](allocations.md)
- [Run a distribution cycle](distribution-cycles.md)