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This page provides links to other organizations that offer fiscal sponsorship. 
If you are a fiscal sponsor and would like to be included in this list, contact Heidi Hernandez Gatty.
For a searchable database of fiscal sponsors from across the country, visit www.fiscalsponsordirectory.org.



National


The Agape Foundation

1095 Market Street, Suite 304, San Francisco, CA 94103
tel: 415-701-8707

The Agape Foundation is a non-profit public foundation which raises and distributes funds to groups working for nonviolent change. Agape offers seed grants and technical assistance to encourage new projects and provides project grants, organizational services, fundraising advice, and access to other skills which ongoing groups need to become self-supporting. The foundation also acts as fiscal sponsor for tax-deductible contributions to the legal and educational work of a growing number of grassroots organizations.

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Earth Island Institute

2150 Allston Way; Ste. 450, Berkeley, CA 94704
tel: 510-859-9100

Earth Island Institute develops and supports projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustain the environment. As an alternative to dozens of separate nonprofits, each duplicating basic administrative functions, EII is a consortium of more than thirty grassroots campaigns, each functioning independently while sharing resources and benefiting from the synergistic exchange of experience, ideas, and energy.
Earth Island Institute provides non-profit sponsorship and administrative services for new and existing Projects. In addition, we provide our Projects with assistance in strategic planning, public outreach, fundraising, and other resources and services that maximize the effectiveness and quality of their collective efforts.

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Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE)

13200 Crossroads Parkway N #135, City of Industry, CA 91746
tel: 562-699-7320

PHFE provides a wide array of infrastructure management and support services including direct consulting services to public health departments, nonprofits and foundations throughout the country.

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New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)

155 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10013-1507
tel: 212-366-6900
fax: 212-366-1778
email: nyfainfo(at)nyfa.org

NYFA's mission is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives. NYFA is the largest provider of grants, services, and information to artists working in all disciplines in the United States.

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Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE)

20178 Rockport Way, Malibu, CA 90265-5340
tel: 310-456-3534

Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE) is an organization of member groups whose purpose is to encourage and facilitate activism from both local and global perspectives. It is a 501(c)(3) public charity providing nonprofit status, start-up guidance, and other services to member groups. SEE accepts individual activities and large organizations, start-up initiatives and established groups. SEE projects are active on every continent. We welcome all committed, passionate citizens from all corners of the globe to join the Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs.

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Bay Area and Northern California

Arts Council Silicon Valley

4 N Second Street, Suite 500, San Jose, CA 95113
tel: 408-998-2787

Arts Council Silicon Valley is a private, nonprofit arts organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for Santa Clara County residents by supporting arts and culture throughout the county.  For 25 years, we have provided funding, advocacy, marketing and fundraising services to the region's arts organizations and artists.  We also provide fiscal sponsorship to small art organizations or projects.

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San Francisco School Alliance

144 Sansome Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA  94104
tel: 415-955-5790

The Every Child Can Learn Foundation is a private, non-profit organization that works with the San Francisco Unified School District.

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Independent Arts and Media

110 Gough Street, Suite 201-A, San Francisco, CA 94102
tel: 415-861-5302

Independent Arts & Media provides fiscal sponsorship to projects that expand civic discourse by increasing access to independent voices.

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Intersection for the Arts

446 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
tel: 415-626-2787 x 102

The Intersection Incubator provides its members with assistance in funding, developing, and promoting their artistic work.  A full program of services and partnerships is available, including continuing educations, networking opportunities, access to consultants and resources for fundraising.  Through fiscal sponsorship in particular, the program encourages funding agencies and contributors to take risks in funding new projects and emerging artists, ensuring that funds are well-managed and spent according to the funder's guidelines.

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Public Health Institute

555 – 12th Street, 10th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607
tel: 510-285-5500

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, the Public Health Institute focuses its efforts in two distinct, but complementary ways. PHI promotes and sustains independent, innovative research, training and demonstration programs—many in collaboration with the private health care system and community-based organizations. PHI also serves as a partner with government to support its role in assessment, policy development and assurance.The Institute also acts as a fiscal sponsor for independent or soon-to-be independent organizations. Administrative and technical assistance support services include accounting and financial management; development support; contract and grant administration; corporate legal counsel; human resource functions including recruitment, benefits, and payroll; and public relations and communications.

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Community Initiatives

354 Pine Street, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94104

tel: 415-230-7700

Community Initiatives provides all models of fiscal sponsorship in all fields. For example, we incubate start-up organizations, provide a platform for foundation collaborations and public/private partnerships with city governments, as well as sponsor projects of limited duration.

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San Francisco Study Center

1095 Market Street, Suite 602, San Francisco, CA 94103
tel: 415-626-1650

The San Francisco Study Center focuses its work in three areas: graphic design and editorial services; publishing and distribution of books, curriculum materials, audio tapes, and videos; and fiscal sponsorship of programs in health, mental health, children, youth and family services, education, and the arts. The Study Center acts as a fiscal sponsor and provides accounting and administrative supervision to a number of projects, primarily in human services and the arts.

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Trees Foundation

PO Box 2202, Redway, CA 95542
tel: 707-923-4377

Trees Foundation works for the conservation and restoration of the ecological integrity of forest ecosystems by assisting, supporting and promoting Affiliate groups in North Coastal California. Through Trees foundation fiscal sponsorships, organizations can seek and receive tax-deductible donations and grants without having their own nonprofit status. Projects range in size from an individual with a single donation to coalitions raising hundreds of thousands of dollars. Trees Foundation provides full support for all sponsored projects, including administrative oversight, bookkeeping, and reporting.

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Trust for Conservation Innovation

423 Washington Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
tel: 415-421-3774

The Trust for Conservation Innovation develops and supports initiatives that conserve and protect a sustainable environment. By providing a superior and efficient administrative platform we enable environmental leaders to effectively launch their innovative ideas.  Smaller nonprofit enterprises have traditionally had difficulty in attracting, affording and managing the administrative services necessary to run an efficient operation.  Our fiscal sponsorship services enable environmental visionaries to focus on their programmatic activities.

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Southern California


Community Partners

1000 North Alameda Street, Suite 240, Los Angeles, CA 90012
tel: 213-346-3200
   
Community Partners provides a range of services to assist individuals, organizations and institutions in effectively addressing the complex social, economic and policy issues facing the California region.  In addition to their nonprofit incubator, they manage a number of strategic initiatives and assist in building civic capacity.   
Community Partners operates an incubator that supports capable leaders in translating their ideas for community change into action to advance the public good. They enable project partners to initiate their good works and to develop the skills and habits that strengthen their chances of being effective and achieving strategic impact.

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Education Consortium of Central L.A.

2801 S. Hoover Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
tel: 213-743-4516

Connecting educators with resources in central Los Angeles.  Specialize in helping teachers seeking an alternative to LAUSD handling grants.

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Other West and Midwest


Colorado Nonprofit Development Center

4130 Tejon Street Suite A, Denver, CO  80211
tel: 720-855-0501

The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center supports capable leaders in transforming their ideas for community service into operating projects without all the red tape that comes with starting a freestanding nonprofit organization. As an incubator without walls (projects are responsible for obtaining their own office space), The Center provides fiscal sponsorship, administrative services and coaching to its projects until they are ready to spin-off and become a separate section 501(c)(3) organization.

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Goodcity

5049 W. Harrison, Chicago, IL 60644
tel: 312-322-3000
fax: 773-378-8928

Goodcity provides a broad spectrum of developmental and capacity building services including fiscal agency, one-on-one consulting and workshops designed to empower the next generation of nonprofit leaders who have a vision, but lack the capacity to realize their dream. Goodcity has been in existence for 21 years, and has been a fully accredited member of the Leadership Foundations of America (LFA) since 1986. It supports emerging neighborhood and faith-based programs that promote self-sufficiency, hope and a sense of purpose in the lives of individuals in under resourced communities.

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East


Citizen Action Program

The Open Space Institute, Inc., 1350 Broadway, Suite 201, New York, NY 10018
tel: 212-290-8200

The Open Space Institute’s Citizen Action Program provides fiscal sponsorship for start-up and volunteer organizations working on environmental issues.  Through the Citizen Action Program, OSI functions as a “back office” by providing projects with the necessary support to navigate the legal and financial aspects of their organization, attract more donors, and make their work more effective.  These accounting and financial management services allow activists to focus on issues rather than administrative concerns.  Currently, OSI sponsors over thirty groups united by missions focused on protecting natural habitats, making cities and communities more livable, and connecting people with the land. 

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Fractured Atlas

248 West 35th St. #1202, New York, NY, 10001
tel: 212-624-5851

Fractured Atlas is a national nonprofit arts service organization. Our fiscal sponsorship program is open to independent artists and emerging arts organizations nationally working in any artistic discipline. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and approved monthly. Projects manage a sponsored fund through our unique online tool kit on our website and you must have regular access to the internet to participate.

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Fund for the City of New York

tel: 212-925-6675

The Fund for the City of New York introduces and helps to implement innovations in policy, programs, practice and technology in order to advance the functioning of government and nonprofit organizations in New York City and beyond. The Fund's Incubator Program provides support to new nonprofit enterprises, government agencies that are planning or implementing new projects, and short-term research efforts that require private sector dollars for implementation. Projects receive fiscal, personnel and administrative management services and also benefit from the expertise of the Fund staff in areas such as fund and board development, contract management and personnel policies and management.

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Fusion Partnerships, Inc.

1601 Guilford Avenue, 2 South, Baltimore, MD 21202
tel: 410-889-4700

Through collaborative action, including fiscal sponsorship, Fusion Partnerships works to be a catalyst for justice and peace.  We are building a partnership of community based grassroots programs providing direct services and building skills for youth and adults to overcome historical disparities in Baltimore City.

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Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition (GPUAC)

1207 Chestnut Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19107
tel: 215-851-1790

GPUAC unites government, business, neighborhoods and individual initiative to improve the quality of live in the region, build wealth in urban communities, and solve emerging issues.

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Oakland Service Ministries

1148 Portland Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
tel: 412-661-7507x115

Oakland Service Ministries can act as a fiscal sponsor for start up projects that have a Christian faith-based emphasis.

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Third Sector New England

89 South Street, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02111
tel: 617-523-6565

Through fiscal sponsorship, Third Sector New England offers a home for unincorporated groups, projects and grassroots coalitions that are building stronger communities and providing leadership in the nonprofit field. We have provided fiscal sponsorship services since 1959 and have managed hundreds of federal contracts and grants over the past half century. We currently serve fiscal sponsorship clients based in New England and New York that have a local, regional national, or international focus.

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South


ACTODAY Foundation, Inc.

2870 Peachtree Road, Suite 848; Atlanta, GA 30305
tel:   404-386-6829

ACTODAY Foundation, Inc.  (AFI) is a public, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the development of children through education programs, mentoring, family counseling, low income and elderly assistance, community & career development, and financial aid.  Likewise, we also develop and support organizations with similar interests using various methods for youth assistance.   As a fiscal sponsor, AFI welcomes organizations and individuals who need assistance to partner with us to achieve the goal of youth and community development globally.

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Common Ground Athens

PO Box 408, Athens, GA 30603
tel: 706-548-6011

Common Ground Athens is a community resource center for groups and individuals working for progressive social change.  Through providing training programs, fiscal sponsorship, meeting space, office machines and a library, Common Ground helps small community organizations strengthen and develop.  In addition, as a locally-based center, we facilitate frequent collaboration and skill-sharing among our 25 affiliate groups.

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Fund for Southern Communities

4285 Memorial Drive, Suite G, Decatur, Georgia  30032-1230
tel: 404-292-7600

Modeled after Tides Center, the Fund for Southern Communities houses projects involved in building just and sustainable communities in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  They act as a fiscal agent, requiring projects to do their own payroll processing and accounting.

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If you are a fiscal sponsor and would like to be included in this list, contact Heidi Hernandez Gatty at hgatty(at)tides.org.

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