Fiscal Sponsorship

We provide mission-aligned groups with the administrative, legal, and financial services needed to advance their vision, as well as consulting and peer learning opportunities to build their capabilities.

Mission-aligned, values-aligned, knowledge-focused projects, groups, initiatives, and collectives · Educopia's fiscal hosting fee for new projects joining after June 2026 is 15% of revenue for Model A projects, and 10% of revenue for Model C projects. We are currently accepting projects with $150K or more in annual revenue

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About this program

Fiscal sponsorship allows mission-aligned projects to operate under Educopia’s legal and tax-exempt status — reducing administrative costs, risks, and complexity without sacrificing organizational independence.

Besides finance, human resources, and administrative platforms and services, we offer hands-on capacity support (from financial management and governance templates to monthly sessions with our Co-Executive Director of Finance and an Organizational Development Advisor) so you have the guidance and resources to operate with confidence.

We specialize in participatory governance, community-centered decision-making, and collaborative grant development. We have deep experience in supporting organizations navigating transitions between institutional structures.

Beyond one-on-one support, you'll join a rich network of mission-aligned, knowledge-focused organizations, and tap into Educopia's deep staff expertise in open access, publishing, digital infrastructure, and organizational governance through monthly and quarterly peer learning opportunities and convenings. We look for sponsees who are values-aligned and growth-oriented, because the best partnerships are ones where we learn from each other.

Questions

What does fiscal sponsorship allow mission-aligned projects to do?

What is Model A, Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorship?

In this model a group / initiative / collective/ program of work / project does not have a separate legal entity and is looking for administrative infrastructure and operational capacity that Educopia can provide. In this model, Educopia maintains all legal responsibility for the sponsored project, its employees, and activities.

What is Model C, Pre Approved Grant Relationship?

In this model, Educopia receives grants and donations earmarked for a group/project, and re-grants those funds in furtherance of the group/project’s goals.

What is the Management Commons?

Joining Educopia's fiscal sponsorship program is also joining a commons: a network of projects and people who share not just administrative infrastructure, but knowledge, relationships, and ways of working.

Details

Who: Mission-aligned, values-aligned, knowledge-focused projects, groups, initiatives, and collectives
Cost: Educopia's fiscal hosting fee for new projects joining after June 2026 is 15% of revenue for Model A projects, and 10% of revenue for Model C projects. We are c

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