Fiscal Sponsorship Manager

Also called: Fiscal Sponsor Program Manager

Lets small community projects use a larger nonprofit's tax-exempt status, handling their money, grants and rules so they can focus on their mission.

A day in the life

She reviews a request from a neighborhood mural group to join the program, then processes grant payments for a youth soccer league and a refugee choir. After lunch she flags a project that spent grant money meant for one purpose on something else.

Pay over a career

Starting
$58k
Typical
$78k
High
$105k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in business, accounting or nonprofit management, plus nonprofit finance experience.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Accounting, Nonprofit Management, Business Administration.

Outlook

Growing about average. Fiscal sponsorship is growing as more grassroots projects form.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI handles more bookkeeping and grant reporting; coaching new groups and judging risk stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Accounting, Business, English.

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