SEE Fiscal Sponsorship Program

SEE Fiscal Sponsorship Program

Funder: Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE)

Geographic Scope: United States (projects with international activities must have a U.S. base)

Contact Information:

Address: 23564 Calabasas Road, Suite 201, Calabasas, CA 91302

Phone: 818-225-9150

Website: saveourplanet.org

Focus Areas

SEE supports charitable projects focused on:
• Ecological and humanitarian change
• Social and environmental innovation
• Transformative justice (community accountability, restorative justice, alternative justice paradigms)
• Projects that address systemic harms and root causes of oppression and violence

Program Overview

SEE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fiscal sponsor that provides administrative infrastructure and compliance support to projects. The cost share is 6.5% (one of the lowest in the industry). A one-time $100 activation fee is required to launch a project under SEE.

Eligibility Requirements

Legal Requirements (501(c)(3) Standards):

Project activities must be charitable in purpose

Project must be organized and operated exclusively for stated purposes

No earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual

Cannot attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of activities

Cannot participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates

Must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests

Must have one allocated director for all communication

Regular access to telephone and email is mandatory

Mission-Based Criteria:

Project must have a clear and concise mission directly relating to social or environmental progress

If project already has 501(c)(3) status, it must be made dormant while under SEE's sponsorship

Activities cannot serve a commercial business

Projects with international activities must have a U.S. base

Activities must not be litigious in nature

What They Don't Fund

• Commercial business activities
• Projects without U.S. base (for international work)
• Litigious projects
• Projects that don't meet 501(c)(3) charitable standards
• Projects without a clear social or environmental mission