ABC Food Tours co-founder Matt James leading a food tour. Photo courtesy of ABC Food Tours.

February 23, 2021

FJC Welcomes 18 New Organizations to Our Fiscal Sponsorship Program

By Gabrielle Tran, Program Assistant

FJC’s Fiscal Sponsorship Program incubates nonprofit organizations or projects that do not have their own 501(c)(3) status. In 2020, 18 new partners joined our program to tap our financial and operational expertise. Please join us in celebrating them and amplifying their charitable endeavors.

(FJC account holders take note: if you have a DAF account at FJC and wish to make a contribution to an organization currently participating in our Fiscal Sponsorship Program, simply email us to initiate the gift.)

End Book Deserts End Book Deserts advocates for children in high-poverty areas who lack basic access to age-appropriate books, high-quality reading materials, and book culture. By highlighting the work of innovative organizations and grassroots efforts, they raise awareness about the implications of limited literacy resources on children’s reading development. Through advocacy, fundraising, and author outreach, they strive to eradicate book deserts, get the right book into the hands of the right reader, and promote lifelong reading for all children. Follow End Book Deserts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and be sure to check out their podcast!
DONATE HERE (Please include “End Book Deserts” in the order note)

Junior League of the Eastern Panhandle The Junior League of the Eastern Panhandle is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Soon after joining FJC’s Fiscal Sponsorship Program, the Junior League of the Eastern Panhandle received 501(c)(3) status and became a standalone organization. Follow Junior League of the Eastern Panhandle on Facebook and Instagram!
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The Service Sled The mission of The Service Sled is to assist underprivileged NYC Public School students and their families, most of whom live in shelters or other temporary housing. The Service Sled has delivered essential emergency relief to children and families suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic. Be sure to check out The Service Sled’s work through their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!
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Junior League of the Grand Strand The Junior League is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The primary focus of the Junior League of the Grand Strand is increasing children’s educational opportunities and ending childhood hunger. Their multi-faceted approach is making an impact. Follow Junior League of the Grand Strand on Facebook and Instagram!
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The Appellate Project The Appellate Project aims to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal field of appellate practice. Federal courts of appeals hear and decide cases that affect almost every aspect of American society. The attorneys who argue these cases exert great influence: they shape, brief, and ultimately frame the issues before these courts, and the most prolific among them are often nominated to the bench. Yet there is very little diversity in this space — while 30% of students enrolling in law school are minorities, less than 1% end up in these top appellate positions. TAP aims to close this gap by providing minority law students with the resources and encouragement they need to do appellate work. After participating in FJC’s Fiscal Sponsorship Program, The Appellate Project went on to become a standalone 501(c)(3) organization. Follow The Appellate Project on LinkedIn and Twitter!
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OneWonder OneWonder is a motivational career program designed to give middle schoolers the chance to explore the breadth of career opportunities available to them in a modern and fast-paced society. OneWonder believes that when a child finds purpose, they are happy, healthy and self-motivated, both in their academic and personal lives. Follow OneWonder’s charitable endeavors on Instagram!
DONATE HERE

Safer Family Fund The Safer Family Fund supports reporting that changes how we understand the world.  Claims such as “fake news” demonstrate that society is living in a time that increasingly rejects the power of evidence—a concern shared by journalists and historians alike. Celebrating and supporting the integrity, tenacity, and courage of reporters like Morley Safer has become critical to the health of journalism and history. In partnership with the Safer family, the Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin launched the Morley Safer Award for Outstanding Reporting.  The Morley Safer Award is on hiatus due to the pandemic, but more information about the award can be found here.

Orthodox Leadership Project Through advocacy and partnerships with Jewish organizations and institutions, Orthodox Leadership Project promotes the vision, opportunity, and influence of Orthodox women as communal, spiritual, professional, and lay leaders of the Jewish people. Orthodox Leadership Project aims to provide a network of professional development, continuing education, camaraderie, and resources for Orthodox professional and lay leaders. OLP seeks to effect change in two ways, simultaneously: 1. through OLP professional development sessions, leadership training program, and network of collegial support, OLP will help women to advance their careers or their activities as lay leaders and 2. by forming task forces to work directly with institutions and organizations, OLP will shape policies and influence decision-making that will help women to succeed within these spheres. Be sure to follow Orthodox Leadership Project on Facebook.
DONATE HERE

Love Your Menses Love Your Menses was founded in 2019 in response to the growing menstrual wellness needs of young people. Love Your Menses provides a platform for girls and young women of color to become more aware of their bodies and to embrace the transition period from pre-puberty into puberty. Their goal is to create a safe, uplifting, and supportive space to dispel myths surrounding menstruation while empowering young people to love their menses. Love Your Menses is committed to breaking the period taboo in Black and Brown communities through evidence-based health education, resource connection, and mentorship. Love Your Menses has graduated from FJC’s Fiscal Sponsorship Program and is now a 501(c)(3) organization. Follow their charitable endeavors on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
DONATE HERE

American College Planning Foundation The American College Planning Foundation provides educational programs and resources to college-bound students and their families in communities they serve. Their goal is to assist families in preparing for a successful college experience through a host of college planning resources that ACPF offers to the community of college-bound students and their parents. The ACPF college planning resources include educational workshops, private counseling sessions, and Internet-based tools. These resources are offered to the community free-of-charge.
DONATE HERE (Please include “American College Planning Foundation” in the order note)

Shleimut  Shleimut is a new organizational initiative that recognizes the interdependence of life on earth and invests in activists, change-makers and socially-conscious artists who are helping to bring about a more just, equitable world. Through fellowships, trainings, and retreats, Shleimut supports change-makers to evolve into wiser, more expansive, more dynamic individuals – more whole versions of themselves – so they can radiate the wholeness they’ve cultivated on the inside back to the outside world.
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Wheel It Forward Wheel it Forward is a not-for-profit library for durable medical equipment (DME), assistive technology, and related products. They have established a lending library where people who need DME can borrow it, and where people who have lightly used DME can conveniently donate it to benefit others and the environment. Wheel It Forward’s vision is to change the way Americans from all socio-economic backgrounds think about the availability, use, and reuse of DME – thereby improving quality of life, saving hundreds of millions of dollars, and keeping billions of pounds of DME out of landfills. Follow Wheel It Forward on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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The NY Mentorship Collective The Collective was launched to empower and groom “natural born leaders” from underrepresented backgrounds, so that they are ready and committed to stepping up as leaders of social change, both within their communities of origin as well as the community at large. The Collective’s  Board Members and staff collectively mentor all mentees, so that these talented young adults can draw on a broad range of skill sets and networks.
DONATE HERE (Please include “The NY Mentorship Collective” in the order note)

So Many Wings So Many Wings is a podcast that draws on founders Jacks McNamara and Sascha Altman DuBrul’s backgrounds in transformative mental health and social justice organizing to gather people and share stories and visions in hopes of achieving collective liberation. This project is a node in the growing network of creatively maladjusted folks who are rising up and capturing the imaginations of people who are ready for change. Be sure to check out So Many Wings on Facebook and Instagram and to listen to their podcast!
DONATE HERE (Please include “So Many Wings” in the order note)

Thompson Drive Thompson Drive is a Coney Island-based youth development organization. Thompson Drive provides teens with mentors, tutors, and holistic programming to ensure they stay on track in school and learn the skills necessary to have healthy social and emotional interactions with their peers, teachers, and neighbors. It is a place for youth to feel seen, safe, and listened to, all while learning the skills they’ll need for a successful transition to adult life. Follow Thompson Drive on Facebook.
DONATE HERE

Right to Parent Right to Parent is an organization committed to supporting and advocating on behalf of parents who have left, or are leaving, strict religious marriages and communities. Right to Parent was formed as an outgrowth of doctoral research conducted by Miriam Moster on mothers leaving Hasidic marriages. Over the course of her research, Miriam learned of the need for advocacy around this issue as well as the need for services and resources to support these mothers as well as fathers leaving Hasidic and other enclavist religious communities and marriages.
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The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) reveals the connection between religion and ecology and mobilizes faith communities to act. ICSD works on a global basis, with current engagement in Africa, the Middle East, North America, and Europe. ICSD also provides thought-leadership to faith-based communities and beyond through their writing, speaking, teaching and advocacy. Follow Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development on Youtube and Facebook.
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ABC Food Tours Matt James and Tyler Cameron founded ABC Food Tours to create experiences for New York City students facing challenges in food insecurity and adversity at home. They have exposed students to positive role models for healthy lifestyles, professional careers, and arts leadership. These sustainable programs will create lasting impacts as the experience engine of ABC Food Tours churns out more opportunities and partnerships. So far, ABC Food Tours has taken over 1,500 students on more than 30 tours. Follow ABC Food Tours on Instagram and Facebook.
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