• andrews

    Member
    May 30, 2024 at 12:00 pm

    Also not an attorney, but it’s my understanding that a 501cX organization can only fiscally sponsor projects that fall into the same IRS designation. For example, 501c3 organizations can fiscally sponsor other c3-type organizations. Same for c4 organizations. While I have not come across many c7-type organizations seeking fiscal sponsorship, my understanding is that they’d have to seek that fiscal sponsorship from an existing c7.

    But, as a counterpoint, if the organization has already has c7 status from the IRS, what’s the benefit of it becoming fiscally sponsored by another organization?

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