ESI’s primary focus is on Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorship, also known as Model A Fiscal Sponsorship. In this model, the fiscally-sponsored project becomes a program of the fiscal sponsor and is a fully integrated part of the fiscal sponsor. ESI maintains all legal and fiduciary responsibility for the sponsored project, including its employees and activities.
The Pre-Approved Grant (Model C) fiscal sponsorship is a financial partnership between the fiscal sponsor and the sponsored project. The sponsored project is usually an independent legal entity with its own operating infrastructure. The Pre-Approved Grant sponsorship is utilized when the sponsored project requires a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity to collect and manage grants and potentially other charitable donations. Under a Model C sponsorship, a funder will award a grant to the fiscal sponsor, and in turn the fiscal sponsor will re-grant funds to the sponsored project.