Archive for September 2026

Like an umbrella, a nonprofit fiscal sponsor is an established 501(c)(3) that lends its tax-exempt status and administrative backbone, things like accounting and payroll, to a newer group that doesn’t have its own nonprofit status yet. It’s a common shelter arrangement for grassroots projects just getting off the ground. Recently, we’ve been working with a…

We often get this question from clients as budget season approaches, and most organizations fall into one of two camps. On the one hand, I’m reminded of a client we’ve been working with that has been going to extraordinary lengths to end in the black every fiscal year. Their Executive Director feels tremendous pressure from…