Fiscal Sponsorship with Soul.

Fiscal Sponsorship with Holistic Underground Inc.

  1. Raise tax-deductible funds under our 501(c)(3) nonprofit status

    As a fiscally sponsored project of Holistic Underground Inc., you’ll be able to raise money for your project through state and federal grants, private foundation grants, donor-advised funds, and tax-deductible donations, without needing to form or manage your own nonprofit organization. If you’d eventually like to start your nonprofit (which can take several months), we can help you get started with raising funds for it now.

  2. Let us handle your bookkeeping, HR, legal, and compliance needs

    As a federally recognized tax-exempt nonprofit organization, there’s a lot of compliance involved: legal requirements, accounting, HR, tax filings, Board of Directors management, and more. We take all of that off of your plate, so you can focus on doing the work that aligns with your mission.

  3. Get access to curated grant opportunities

    Fiscally sponsored projects of Holistic Underground Inc. receive a bi-weekly list of curated grant opportunities, designed specifically for our community of leaders. You’ll also have the option to access add-on services like a customized list of grants for your organization, fundraising coaching, review of your funding applications, and participation in special funding opportunities offered only to our community.

  4. Join our community of practice

    Join the dynamic community of healers, artists, social justice leaders, social entrepreneurs, and spiritual innovators that makes up the Holistic Underground fiscal sponsor community. We host regular networking opportunities for our community, and will feature your project on our website, in our newsletter, and when we speak to funders.

  5. Get additional member benefits

    We’re building out additional perks for our fiscally sponsored projects, including the ability to receive executive coaching, join leader mastermind sessions, networking opportunities, and participate in “group grant” applications, where we pool several projects together and apply for funding collaboratively. We believe in a high-touch model and pour lots of support into our community of leaders, because when you succeed, we succeed.

Option 1 : Model C or “Pass-Through” Fiscal Sponsorship

We provide non-profit status and tax filing. You handle your own bookkeeping, accounting & operations, with the templates we provide.

Sponsorship fee: 6% of annual revenue. Rate goes down after $300,000

Typical Minimum Budget: $20,000

What You Get as a Model C Project:

Access 501(c)3 Status

Receive funding from federal, state, local, and private foundation grants under our EIN. Enjoy tax exemption, a Board of Directors, and years of reputability for your non-profit project, all without dealing with the paperwork.

Budgeting & Transparency

Access all the basic financial templates you need. Track your grant-award funds and disbursement on your funding dashboard. As well, take a look at your potential funders without missing track

Virtual Support & Diverse Community

Enjoy the convenience and efficiency of a fully virtual service. Work with folks who understand the nuances of your mission and your experiences.

Resource & Template Library

Enjoy access to the essential templates and resources for budgets, contracts, agreements, fundraising materials and more.

Option 2: Model A or “Direct Project” Fiscal Sponsorship

Embrace your zone of genius. Redirect countless hours of your time back to your mission. Rest easy while compliance, financials, HR, insurance and more is handled for you.

Sponsorship fee: 10% of annual revenue. Rate goes down after $500,000

Typical Minimum Budget: $50,000

What you Get as a Model A Project

Everything in Model C, plus:

All the benefits of Model C are included in Model A

Full Service Accounting

All your bookkeeping, accounting, and financial management needs are taken care of. We will support you to create your budgets, track your finances and stay ready for applications and reports to funders.

Legal, Taxes & Compliance

Trust our certified tax professionals to keep you compliant and file your returns. Follow our templates so you don't have to rebuild the wheel.

Human Resource Management

Set up your team's as W-2 employees and 1099 contractors. Payroll and benefits on autopilot. Onboarding, contracts and HR needs are taken care of.

Currently Sponsored Projects

Communities Upwards

Community development, support for refugees, health equity research, legal services and more, empowering immigrants for a brighter tomorrow.

One Acre Project

The One Acre Project (“OAP”) administers the Fundo Sitaramaya, a 70 acre parcel located in the Amazon Rainforest in Peru, outside the city of Iquitos. OAP wants to conserve 70 acres of land in the region and preserve delicate balance of native forest trees, plants, birds, animals, insects, reptiles and waterways.

The Heart Collective

The Heart Collective is a non-profit organization that offers psycho-somatic healing to battle against trauma and mental health diseases, working with the body’s own capacity to heal and enter the root of the problem.

Life After Next

This organization is dedicated to advocating social reforms for youth incarcerated and implementing a Restorative Justice System in the East Bay by creating houses into homes, and contributing to the re-entry to society of reincarcerated people.

Shabbal Dance

Arts and culture non-profit organization fiscally sponsored dedicated to spread Sudanese music, dances and culture among the Bay Area.

Nawabu Culture

Nawabu Culture works with Indigenous leaders and their communities in the Brazilian Amazon Forest and support them with cultural preservation, creating economic opportunities, and amplifying their environmental stewardship, all through a variety of projects

Esphera

Healing non-profit organization that creates liberation through food, medicine and media. Esphera recovers, transforms, and distributes food surplus and natural medicines and provides education and support.

Embrace Community

Community organization led by healers and practitioners that seek for peace, social justice and liberation in the Bay Area

  • If you don’t yet have funds raised yet, we can meet with you to help you create a fundraising plan, and after we go through the process to approve and onboard you as a fiscally sponsored project of Holistic Underground Inc., we can sign an MOU giving you permission to use our nonprofit status to apply for grants. This service comes at a $500 cost, and this amount is applied to your fiscal sponsor fee when you raise your first round of funding.

  • Yes! We’ve found that many projects who work with us have not received adequate support or cultural attunement from their past fiscal sponsors, so we’re happy to help you move over to a working with us if you are dissatisfied with your current fiscal sponsor. You can indicate this in your application.

  • Yes! We’re happy to offer “bridge” fiscal sponsorship for any orgs that are in the application process for their own 501(c)(3) status or are planning to apply in the future. If you’re a fiscally sponsored project with us and you secure your own tax-exempt nonprofit status, we will simply transfer all of your funds over to you when the time comes.

  • You can email support@holisticunderground.org with any questions that arise, or to book a clarity call with us as you’re considering whether to apply.