FISCAL SPONSORSHIP:

Program Description

Current Fiscal Projects

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Many individuals, foundations, corporations or governmental organizations restrict funding of independent projects to tax-exempt organizations. To address this situation, IFP MINNESOTA (an established tax-exempt public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) has created the IFP Minnesota Fiscal Sponsorship Program. The Fiscal Sponsorship program at IFP Minnesota has been designed to assist media artists who are members of IFP MN seeking grants and/or contributions from sources which require a federal exempt tax status, i.e., a non-profit organizational status. For individual contributors, this arrangement allows for charitable contribution deductions on federal tax returns. Selected projects will be allowed to use IFP Minnesota’s federal exempt tax status to individuals under the following conditions:

•Applicant must be an Individual Level Member ($85/year) of IFP MN in good standing;
•Applicant must currently reside in the State of Minnesota, and establish proof of residency for the past 12 months.
•The project must be noncommercial in nature (see further explanation below);
•The individual media artist must sign a contract with IFP MN which states the artist guarantees grant monies received will be used for the purpose intended; that artist will be responsible for fines, return of grant monies, etc. if grant is rescinded or the IRS questions the accounting for the grant monies; and that artist will be responsible for any final reports and accounting to the granting agency.
•Artist agrees to credit IFP MN on project being served.

Once the IFP MN Fiscal Sponsorship Program accepts your project, donors may make tax-deductible contributions to IFP MN, requesting that the funds be applied toward your project. IFP MN will make its various programs available to you, monitor your project to ensure that the project advances IFP MN's charitable and educational purposes and disburse the contributions received, minus the fee. You will be responsible for providing IFP MN with periodic reports of the status of your project and the use of the funds.

IFP MN does not control the content of the project and is not connected, in any way, to the actual production of your project. All right, title and interest in and to the completed project belongs to the filmmaker allowing them complete artistic and creative control.

 

Upcoming Events:

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NEW! FRESH FILMMAKERS PRODUCTION GRANT Guidelines Now Available! Deadline: August 19th, 2008

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2008 MNTV Call for Entries: Guidelines Now Available Online! Deadline: June 19th, 2008

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