Finding Funding: Grants and Fundraising
Fiscal Sponsorship
What is Fiscal Sponsorship?
Fiscal sponsorship is a fundraising tool that extends some of the benefits of a 501(c)(3) organization’s nonprofit status to an individual, group of individuals, or an organization.
Why become Fiscally Sponsored?
Fiscal sponsorship provides opportunities for independent artists and small arts groups to apply for grants, solicit tax-deductible contributions from individuals and organizations, and enjoy certain benefits normally afforded to nonprofit organizations with their own 501(c)(3) status. (source)
Did you know that Fresh Arts has a fiscal sponsorship program?
Fresh Arts offers a fiscal sponsorship program which allows artists and arts organizations to create methods to support our creative community outside of traditional nonprofit models. In the city of Houston, there is a passionate community of philanthropic individuals, charitable foundations, and government institutions devoted to funding the arts, however, many of our most talented independent artists and small companies are ineligible to receive grants and tax-deductible contributions without 501(c)(3) tax status.
Learn more about Fresh Arts fiscal sponsorship program here.
Or email our fiscal sponsorship coordinator: liz@fresharts.org
