Fiscal Sponsorship

Making an Impact Through Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal sponsorship provides a secure, flexible platform for mission-driven initiatives to launch, operate, and adapt without the burden of building a standalone organization.

Through Hopewell Fund, projects gain access to the operational infrastructure and support needed to grow sustainably and stay focused on impact, including:

  • Full-service back-office support 

  • Compliance and governance oversight 

  • Scalable infrastructure for growing initiatives 

  • Top-tier legal oversight and guidance

Hopewell Fund provides a trusted home for bold, mission-driven leaders doing critical work.

Our team delivers strong legal, compliance, and financial oversight, governance, and operational support paired with thoughtful risk management, ensuring projects can operate responsibly and scale their impact.

By sharing infrastructure across many initiatives, fiscal sponsorship significantly reduces the cost and complexity of starting new organizations, allowing leaders and funders to focus resources on impact rather than administration.

Projects raise their own funding, and we ensure those funds are managed responsibly within a framework that balances flexibility with accountability.

In November 2025, Hopewell Fund helped found Sunflower Services to provide operational support that matches the scale and ambition of Hopewell’s projects. 

Built by and for the nonprofit community, Sunflower Services is contracted by Hopewell Fund to deliver operational infrastructure refined through decades of experience and grounded in partnership, care, and accountability. By handling the operational complexities that can otherwise slow progress, Sunflower helps ensure that the infrastructure supporting social impact work is as strong as the work itself.

To learn more about Sunflower Services, visit their website here.

Projects & Initiatives

FAQs

  • Fiscal sponsorship is a model that emerged in the 1950s and allows charitable initiatives to operate through an established nonprofit instead of forming a separate organization, sharing its legal and tax-exempt status. Fiscal sponsors also provide administrative support, including financial management and compliance, enabling project leaders to launch more quickly and focus on their mission.

    • Hopewell partners with mission-driven leaders doing innovative, sometimes disruptive work to reclaim power and drive change on high-stakes issues like reproductive rights, gender equity, and democracy protections.

    • Many of the projects we support at the forefront of social change, developing new approaches in complex, fast-moving environments where flexibility and strong infrastructure are critical.

    • Yes. Some projects choose to grow within Hopewell’s platform, while others spin out as independent organizations when the time is right.

    • Fiscal sponsorship often provides the foundation that allows these initiatives to test ideas, build momentum, and determine the best long-term structure for their work.

  • “As our organization has grown, Hopewell has been a thoughtful operations partner every step of the way — supporting innovative structures and strategies. Their team supports our operations with care and professionalism, allowing us to stay focused on our mission of advancing women's civic power nationwide.”

    - Founder & Executive Director at fiscally sponsored project

  • "When we first started exploring an abortion access chatbot, we knew we needed a fiscal sponsor who understood the complexities and sensitivities around what we were doing. Hopewell was the perfect strategic and operational partner that allowed us to launch quickly, move through complicated roadblocks, and ultimately supported us spinning into a new entity."

    - Tom Subak, Founder, Chat with Charley