Fiscal Sponsor Due Diligence

Fiscal sponsorship describes a relationship between an individual or group who have initiated a charitable project, and an existing tax-exempt organization that has agreed to support said project. In the most common form of fiscal sponsorship, “Model A” or comprehensive fiscal sponsorship, the sponsor brings the project in-house. The project has no separate legal existence […]

Nonprofit Mergers – Due Diligence Items

I had a nice opportunity today to talk with the folks at La Piana Consulting, a national firm dedicated to strengthening nonprofits and foundations, about nonprofit mergers from a legal perspective.  La Piana Consulting was founded by David La Piana, a leading expert on strategic restructuring – including mergers, joint ventures, consolidations, and joint programming […]