Fiscal Sponsorship for Projects

As part of its commitment to support critically transformative work in the design community, The Architectural League provides fiscal sponsorship services for select self-driven projects that align with the League’s mission and require a non-profit to receive contributions and grants on their behalf. Fiscally sponsored projects may encompass a variety of activities, ranging from publications and exhibitions to research, community-based initiatives, working groups, and more.

Fiscal sponsorship can cover a single grant or contribution or a term period of active fundraising, and the duration of sponsorship is established on a per-project basis. The League uses a regranting model for all fiscal sponsorships and charges an administrative fee of 8% on all funds received towards the project, with some additional fees for specific incidental costs. The League’s fiscal sponsorship procedures follow IRS guidelines and reflect best practices informed by our membership in Social Impact Commons.

We welcome inquiries and will evaluate requests based on mission alignment and internal capacity. For additional information, please email the League’s Development and Operations Manager, Daniel Cioffi, at cioffi@archleague.org.

An example of the League’s fiscal sponsorship agreement can be previewed here. This example document is for informational purposes only. Policies and documents are subject to change without notice.

Select Projects

Growing up Modern, a book by Coryn Kempster and Julia Jamrozik, published by Birkhäuser in 2021.

The Black City Astrolabe, an installation by J. Yolande Daniels at the 2023 Venice Biennale.

Testbeds, a research and design project by Ivi Diamantopoulou and Jaffer Kolb of New Affiliates with Samuel Stewart-Halevy.

The Architects Collaborative 1945–1995: Tracing a Diffuse Architectural Authorship, an exhibition by Gabriel Cira, James Heard, and Emma Pfeiffer, hosted at MIT’s Keller Gallery in 2021.