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This page provides links to other organizations that offer fiscal sponsorship.
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.
Earth Island Institute
300 Broadway, Suite 28, San Francisco, CA 94133
tel: 415.788.3666
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every Child Can Learn Foundation
225 Bush Street, Suite 350, 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.
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.
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.
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.
CIF Fund of the San Francisco Foundation
225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94104
tel: 415.733.8580
The Community Initiative Funds of San Francisco Foundation provides all models of fiscal sponsorship in all fields. We accept foundation collaborations, projects of limited duration, and public/private partnerships.
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.
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.
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.
The Women’s Building
3543 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
tel: 415.431.1180 ext. 15
The Women’s Building provides fiscal sponsorship, technical assistance, and training in organizational and fund development, financial planning, and publicity.
They have concentrated on developing the self-sufficiency of the organizations working under the umbrella of The Women's Building, encouraging them to obtain their own non-profit status and take their work to the next level. Collaborating for change (sharing our resources and tools with burgeoning groups) is an important part of what they do.
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.
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.
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.
MidAmerica Leadership Foundation
122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1260, Chicago, IL 60603
tel: 312.322.3000
MidAmerica Leadership Foundation, a Christian institution, transforms Chicago's impoverished communities by equipping local leaders with the tools necessary to turn their visionary ideals into viable and self-sustaining organizations. MidAmerica's Community Program incubates emerging not-for-profit community agencies that wish to meet the pressing needs in their own communities. Community Programs staff provides one-on-one consulting in virtually all areas in which start-ups need help but cannot afford. In addition, monthly workshops provide opportunities for people of vision in all the programs to come together to discuss issues of common interest and share information and resources with one another. MLF administrative staff provides accounting services (including receipting for donations), oversight of financial systems, personnel services for program staff, monthly financial reports and a unified audit. MLF fundraising staff provides consultation and proposal writing to each new program. The objective of the incubation process is that a new program emerges as an independent not-for-profit organization.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Common Ground Athens
PO Box 408, Athens, GA 30603
tel: 706.254.1524
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.
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.
If you are a fiscal sponsor and would like to be included in this list, contact Heidi Hernandez Gatty at hgatty(at)tides.org.
