Member Rates and Benefits

Thank you for your interest in joining our community!

Fiscal Sponsorship Commons provides membership to an array of organizations, both nonprofit and for-profit, as well as individuals.

Our Membership Types are broken down into the following categories: Commons Organizations, Ally Organizations, and Affiliate Members.

Commons Organizations

Commons Organizations represent our core membership constituency. Commons Member Organizations are comprised of fiscal sponsors and their sponsored projects*. Fiscal Sponsorship Commons welcomes fiscal sponsors of all models, sizes, and life stages, from aspiring to established, including multi-entity sponsors wherein one of the entities is a (c)(3) and their fiscally sponsored projects.

*Projects interested in accessing member benefits should refer their Sponsor to us.

Non-US based fiscal sponsors are welcome to join our membership network as an Ally Organization. Please see the Ally Organization section for additional details.

Ally Organizations

Ally Organizations broaden the circle of the fiscal sponsorship community and represent funders and philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) that increasingly want to better understand the ins and outs of fiscal sponsorship and to engage with fiscal sponsors and their projects. This membership also welcome non-US based fiscal sponsor organizations. Fiscal Sponsorship Commons welcomes funders and philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) of all kinds, including philanthropic intermediaries and collaborative funds.

Affiliate Members

Affiliate Members are non-US fiscal hosting organizations, nonprofit organizations that are not fiscal sponsors, for-profit services providers, and individuals affiliated with nonprofit organizations.

Fiscal sponsorship Commons welcomes the following Affiliate Members:

  • Peer Nonprofit Organizations (e.g., nonprofit associations, field-adjacent nonprofits) who are either non-US fiscal hosting organizations or are not fiscal sponsors, but are interested in or whose work relates to the field of fiscal sponsorship.
  • Individual Nonprofit Practitioners who are currently affiliated with a nonprofit organization of any kind or tax exemption.
  • For-Profit Companies whose services or products support the fiscal sponsorship community, from consulting to legal, to accounting and technology providers.

Membership Rates and Benefits

Commons and Ally Organizations

* Annual Membership dues are prorated to a July 1 annual cycle start.

** For Fiscal Sponsors & PSOs (US-based and non-US based), the membership category is based on total operating expenses in the last completed fiscal year. For Philanthropies, based on total operating expenses in the last completed fiscal year, excluding grantmaking and assets under management.

Affiliate Members

* Annual Membership dues are prorated to a July 1 annual cycle start.

Additional Advisory Support

Fiscal Sponsorship Commons organizational members receive access to trusted expertise, practical guidance, and preferred member pricing through our growing network of advisory service providers.

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