Fiscal Sponsorship

A fiscal sponsor is a 501(c)(3) organization that shares its tax-exempt status with individual filmmakers, meaning that you are able to accept charitable grants. In exchange for this service, they may take a percentage of the incoming funds.

Applicants do not need to have a fiscal sponsor in order to apply. However, they must have one in order to receive a grant. You do not need to have a fiscal sponsor secured at the time of the application. 

A few examples of 501(c)3 organizations that offer fiscal sponsorships to filmmakers:

• • Artspire
  • BronxNet
  • The Center for Independent Documentary
  • The Film Collaborative
  • FIND
  • Fractured Atlas
  • The Independent Filmmaker Project
  • International Documentary Association
  • The Redford Center
  • San Francisco Film Society
  • UnionDocs
  • Women Make Movies