Fiscal Sponsorship vs. Nonprofit Seminar at Chamber Music America

Chamber Music America offers a wide range of seminars and workshops for chamber music professionals. Whether at the CMA National Conference every January, the Education and Residency Institute or at conferences taking place around the country, CMA provides a presence on behalf of and for its membership. Activities range from professional development consultations to interactive skill development workshops for individual artists, ensembles, and presenters.

First Tuesdays, a Chamber Music America CMA Plus program, is presented in collaboration with Midtown Arts Common and Saint Peter’s Church. These free, monthly seminars are held October through June, and focus on a wide range of practical issues critical to the working ensemble.

On December 1st, I will be presenting the pros and cons of working with a fiscal sponsor for grant writing and fundraising purposes versus forming your own tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization at CMA’s First Tuesdays seminar. To be eligible for certain types of funding, many ensembles, collectives, and coalitions may wish to adopt a nonprofit organizational structure while others may choose to work with a fiscal sponsor.

Where: St. Peter’s Church, 617 Lexington Ave., at 54th St., New York, NY, 10022
When: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 3:00-5:00 P.M.
Free admission
R.S.V.P. by 12:00 noon, Monday, November 30. Seating is limited.
Contact: Marc Giosi, Program Associate
(212) 242-2022, ext. 14; mgiosi@chamber-music.org

Recordings of selected First Tuesdays seminars are offered to CMA members free of charge.