# Fiscal sponsorship

Concept · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: fiscal sponsor, fiscally sponsored, fiscally sponsor, fiscal agent

An arrangement where an established [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit) takes in [grants](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/grant) and donations on behalf of a project that is not its own tax-exempt organization, usually for a fee.

**For example:** A volunteer [coding](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code) group applies for a [grant](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/grant) through a fiscal sponsor instead of forming its own [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit).

## Connects to (4)

- [Nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit): An organization that exists to serve a mission and does not pay profits out to owners.
- [Grant](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/grant): Money given for a stated purpose that does not have to be repaid and does not buy any ownership.
- [Philanthropic foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/philanthropic-foundation): An organization that gives money to causes it wants to advance, such as education or a city's economy.
- [Bylaws](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bylaws): The internal rules an organization, such as a nonprofit or corporation, adopts for how it is run: how the board is chosen, how votes…

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