Fiscal Sponsorship Models
What is Fiscal sponsorship models?
Fiscal sponsorship models are a way for organizations or individuals to receive tax-exempt donations and grants through a partnership with a non-profit organization. This partnership allows the fiscal sponsor to provide administrative support and oversight to the sponsored project while the project retains its independent mission.
What are the types of Fiscal sponsorship models?
There are several types of Fiscal sponsorship models, including:
Comprehensive fiscal sponsorship
Pre-approved grant relationship
Model C or Pre-approved relationship without the centralization of funds
Model D, Group exemption or fiscal agent sponsorship
How to complete Fiscal sponsorship models
Completing Fiscal sponsorship models involves the following steps:
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Find a reputable fiscal sponsor that aligns with your project's mission
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Negotiate and finalize a fiscal sponsorship agreement outlining the terms and responsibilities of both parties
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Ensure compliance with all legal and financial requirements throughout the sponsorship period
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Questions & answers
What is the difference between Model A and C fiscal sponsor?
In Model A the project focuses only on fundraising and impact and the Sponsor takes care of everything else, accounting, human resources, operations, etc. Model C is much more financial in nature. We receive donated dollars in support of your project and re-grant them to your organization to complete your mission.
What is the difference between a nonprofit and a fiscal sponsor?
Fiscal sponsorship means you team up with an established nonprofit—your sponsor—to accomplish your charitable goals. Your fiscal sponsor is a tax-exempt entity that provides your project with administrative, accounting, fundraising, and legal services, freeing you from having to spend time on these onerous tasks.
What is the difference between a fiscal agency and a fiscal sponsorship?
In a fiscal agent relationship, the non-agent entity reports activity on their own financial statements, where in a fiscal sponsorship the other entity's activity is all recorded on the sponsoring entity's nonprofit financial statements because the non-agent entity gets to share the tax-exempt status.
What does a fiscal sponsorship do?
What is fiscal sponsorship? Fiscal sponsorship, at its core, is when a nonprofit organization extends its tax-exempt status to select groups engaged in activities related to the organization's mission.
What are the different models of fiscal sponsorship?
The most common forms of fiscal sponsorship are the Direct Model and the Grant Model. The Direct Model is the most common form of fiscal sponsorship. In the Direct Model, the project becomes an integrated part of the fiscal sponsor, with no legal identity separate from the fiscal sponsor.
What are fiscal sponsorship services?
A fiscal sponsor is a nonprofit organization that provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable projects.
