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Apply for Fiscal Sponsorship

Ready to start accepting tax deductible donations and grants? Please submit the form below. We’ll be in touch within 1 business day to provide the full application. If you have questions prior to applying, please visit our FAQ page.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

how to apply for fiscal sponsorship

To apply for fiscal sponsorship, please submit our form. No commitment required! We’ll send you a link to the full application on Ribbon. Ribbon is the platform we use to help all of our sponsees accept donations, pay bills, see donor information, and more. Please note: signing up for Ribbon does not guarantee the approval of your program.

The Process

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1. Apply for fiscal sponsorship online

Apply for our fiscal sponsorship program through Ribbon. We’ll get back to you within 2 business days of applying.

2. Complete your setup

If your application is approved, choose the plan you’d like. Sign, pay and submit the setup info and we’ll take it from there.

3. Start fundraising and doing good

After your setup, you’re free to start fundraising: whether it’s asking for donations or applying for grants. You can create your own online donation forms and webpages in Ribbon, as well as see when donations come in.

THE PLATFORM

What is Ribbon?

Ribbon is the online platform we use to manage the fiscal sponsorship program. You’ll need to sign up for a Ribbon account (for free) in order to apply to the program. In Ribbon, sponsees can view donor information and the amount of funds available for their program.

For programs that are accepted, you can create donation pages through Ribbon that accept donations online. Sponsees can also create debit cards to use for the charitable program, submit expenses for reimbursement, submit bills for online bill pay and more! You can see a quick video about Ribbon here.

our pricing

fiscal sponsorship cost

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Fiscal Sponsorship

for charitable projects of all shapes and sizes
monthly fee

$75

+3.39% of donations
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add ons

for charitable programs or events looking for a few bells and whistles

$150

Custom Fundraising Event Page

$100

2 Additional Grant Reviews

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Commercial Co-Ventures
contact us for more information.

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FAQ about Fiscal Sponsorship

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on how the donor chooses to donate. Donations made online via credit or debit card are often available in almost real time. Donations made via other methods, like checks, can sometimes take a few days to clear the system before being available for use by your program.

No, we do not provide funding and we do not accept funding proposals. We don’t offer professional fundraising services, though we do publish general fundraising content in our email newsletter, blog and on social media.

Ribbon is the online platform we use to manage the fiscal sponsorship program. In Ribbon, sponsees can view donor information and the amount of funds available for their program. Sponsees can create donation pages through Ribbon that accept donations online. Sponsees can also create debit cards to use for the charitable program, submit expenses for reimbursement, submit bills for online bill pay and more! You can see a quick video about Ribbon here.

Yes! We fiscally sponsor existing 501c3s for a variety of reasons including: providing 3+ years of financial statements for specific grants, soliciting charitable donations in all 50 states (we’re licensed to fundraise in every state that requires it), and managing the donation processing/acknowledgements for you until you are able to handle that administrative task.