Good Causes, Inc.
272 Broadway
Albany, N.Y. 12204
(518) 434-9194
Website: https://goodcausesinc.org
Contact:
Arianna Bullock
Program Accounting Coordinator
info@goodcausesinc.org
Year organization became a 501(c)(3): 2006
Year of first fiscal sponsorship: 1998
Number of sponsored projects: 18
Fiscal sponsorship fee:
Engagement fee, $400; fiscal sponsorship services, $40/hour, billed in 1/2 hour increments (1/2 hour minimum), include bank reconciliations, cash receipts and disbursements, file maintenance, third-party reporting/vouchering, general ledger, subsidiary ledger maintenance, budgeting assistance, accounts receivable/payable maintenance, payroll journal maintenance.
Eligibility criteria:
- Aligned mission values
- Has an advisory group
Types of projects or services we sponsor:
- Arts and culture
- Children, youth and families
- Disaster relief
- Economic development
- Education
- Environment/sustainable growth
- Festivals and events
- Health/nutrition
- Mental health
- People or communities of color/minorities
- Political advocacy/social justice
- Social services
- Women
- Youth development
Services we offer projects:
- Auditing
- Bill paying
- Bookkeeping/accounting
- Computer IT
- Human resource management
- Insurance
- Legal services
- Organizational development
- Payroll Tax reporting
Based on Fiscal Sponsorship: 6 Ways to Do It Right: Our model(s) of fiscal sponsorship are:
- Model A, Direct Project
- Model B, Independent Contractor Project
- Model C, Preapproved Grant Relationship
Organization description:
Innovative Charitable Initiatives, Inc. (ICI) offers administrative services including fiscal sponsorship, employee administration, and a temporary home for programs in transition to emerging charitable organizations or funders supporting transitioning programs. With ICI as a charitable home, our back-office support and guidance allows emerging or transitioning groups to incubate and focus their efforts on developing their mission, services and programs.