Application Requirements

Application Form

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Eligibility

To be considered, your project must be considered a “non-commercial.” This is defined as a project that is financed by personal funds, donations, grants, corporate sponsorship, in-kind donations, etc. – but NOT by offering investment for profit. Your project should fall into any of the following categories:

• Documentary films and other works of nonfiction.
• Low-budget fiction/narrative features (50 minutes or longer) that are either:
  …a) able to be fully financed by donations and grants alone (generally projects under $3 million); or,
  …b) fundraising only for a discrete portion of the project’s budget (usually development)
• Short films* (fiction, documentary, experimental);
• Transmedia/multi-media/VR/web-based projects with film/video/electronic media as a primary component of the work.

Please note: you need to have an American Social Security Number (SSN) or American Employer Identification Number (EIN) to be eligible for this program. 

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Selection criteria

We select artistic works that fit the The Gotham mission and present a clear and professional written project proposal and budget. This program is specifically designed to help our members find funding for their projects, and we want to support as many creators as possible.

We do find it important that applicants understand how fiscal sponsorship works. Therefore, it needs to be clear in the “fundraising strategy” section how fiscal sponsorship will help you to find funding for your project.

*Projects with a budget under $15,000 to be raised with fiscal sponsorship need to have one donation or grant lined up that require a fiscal sponsor.

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Application Fee ($50) + Membership ($100/year)

The application fee is $50 per project. The fee is payable online by credit card during the application process. An Essential-level Gotham Membership is required once accepted into the program ($100/year) and must be maintained throughout the life of the fiscal sponsorship account. You only need one active membership for all the projects you are working on. Learn more about membership benefits here. 

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Questions?

Applicants will be notified of status via email. For additional questions or concerns, please contact fiscal@thegotham.org.