Fiscal Sponsorships
Fiscal sponsorship is a financial and legal partnership where a nonprofit organization, like Q26, offers its tax-exempt status to groups, projects, or individuals, allowing them to receive grants and tax-deductible donations without forming their own nonprofit entity. This allows sponsored projects to offer potential donors the incentive of a charitable deduction for tax purposes. It also allows filmmakers and project owners to access grants that are only available to non-profits or fiscally sponsored projects.
Although we consider all proposals, our fiscal sponsorships prioritize film productions and creative writing-based programs.
Why Choose Q26 As Your Fiscal Sponsor
We open applications three times a year
Fiscal sponsorship allows you to provide a tax-deductible incentive to your donors. We send out the receipts they need, so you don’t have to.
We keep our administrative fee low, between 5-7% of your fundraising goal.
We work with each partner to confirm contract stipulations to ensure that the project at hand directly benefits the queer community without being detrimental to the project.
We utilize the Pre-Approved Grant model, which means that we do not take ownership over your project. We will not infringe on your copyright rights, limit your profit potential, or request any additional oversight past what is agreed upon in a contract that is reviewed together.
Application Rounds 2024 - 2025
September 15, 2024 - October 25, 2024
February 3, 2025 - March 7, 2025
June 9, 2025 - July 11, 2025
September 10, 2025 - October 10, 2025
The Application will be made available at the beginning of each application round and will close at 11:59pm PST on the final day. There is a mandatory, non-refundable $100 fee per project.
To make the application process smoother, have the following ready ahead of applying:
For productions: Draft Script
Budget
Marketing Plan
List of Team Members and positions