Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal sponsorship is a relationship between a nonprofit organization and a producer or organization that provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable projects.

As fiscal sponsors, tax-exempt organizations can provide infrastructure and support for a start up project or new organization that is mission-aligned, as well as a home for that organization’s donations. Using a fiscal sponsorship offers a way to fundraise and build donor relationships even when your organization is not yet recognized as tax-exempt as a 501(c)3.

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  • A fiscal sponsorship is a relationship between a nonprofit organization and a producer or organization that provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable projects.

    Through fiscal sponsorship, charitable contributions are received and acknowledged by the fiscal sponsor, which then grants them to the intended recipient in support of the donor's intended purpose. In exchange for these services, sponsored organizations pay an administrative fee, usually a percentage of all donations processed, to the sponsoring organization.

  • As fiscal sponsors, tax-exempt organizations can provide infrastructure and support for a start up project or new organization, as well as a home for that organization’s donations. Using a fiscal sponsorship offers a way to fundraise and build donor relationships even when your organization is not yet recognized as tax-exempt as a 501(c)3.

    Fiscal sponsorship also relieves smaller, mission-driven organizations and projects from the often cumbersome administrative burdens associated with managing a non-profit organization.

    • Producer Hub is legally able to fundraise and accept donations in all 50 states

    • Fiscally sponsored projects have access to a complete set of online tools for managing your sponsored fund

    • The Producer Hub team is here to support you as your needs evolve

    • Donors can make automatic recurring donations

    • Funds are released weekly by electronic fund transfer

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– Rachel Katwan, Pomegranate Arts

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Producer Hub supports independent producing projects, programs, initiatives, and organizations that are in line with our values of transparency, inclusion, access, equity, diversity, and learning.

  • In-Kind donations will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

  • Producer Hub makes online donations easy by providing each client with a GiveButter funder page to manage donations, campaigns and transactions. While the donation portal is provided as part of our basic service, additional fees may be incurred for ACH, debit, credit and international transactions processed through the GiveButter donor platform. For more information GiveButter, please visit givebutter.com.

    Producer Hub will provide payment instructions to process physical checks, donor advised funds, and grants.

    • Producer Hub prides itself on personal relationships. Once your inquiry has been received, a member of our team will reach out to set up a meeting to discuss your organization/project, how fiscal sponsorship will serve you, and the process for approval.

    • Your project/initiative/organization must be in line with the Producer Hub’s values of transparency, access, learning, equity, diversity and inclusion.

  • Producer Hub offers two models of fiscal sponsorship with administrative fees ranging from 2-3% of gross donations processed through Producer Hub, Inc.

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– Cate Benioff, The Lantern Fund & The Harriet Tubman Effect