Become a Sponsored Project

Announcement: Summer Application Timeline

Thank you for your interest in TAPAZ’s Fiscal Sponsorship Program!

The TAPAZ online intake portal, which allows users to explore potential partnerships, will be closed from June 1, 2025, to July 7, 2025, as we transition application/ data management platforms.

The application portal will reopen for applications on July 7, 2025, and consultations with new prospective projects will resume beginning will resume in September 2025. Applications submitted before September 1, 2025, will be considered for the November 2025 Fiscal Sponsorship Committee meeting. Onboarding of newly approved projects occurs within the month following board approval.

In the meantime, you can learn more about TAPAZ fiscal sponsorship by attending one of our monthly Fiscal Sponsorship 101 virtual webinars. You can register for that here. You can also read more about our program criteria below. Finally, you can email us indicating your interest in fiscal sponsorship. We will notify you when the application portal reopens.

We deeply value your work to serve Arizona’s communities and are excited to explore potential partnership opportunities.

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Program Criteria

To be considered for fiscal sponsorship with TAPAZ, an entity/project must:

Be familiar with the different types of fiscal sponsorship that TAPAZ provides
Conduct charitable work in Arizona
Be based in Arizona or at least 50% of work is serving Arizonans
Provide programming that aligns with Vitalyst Health Foundation’s Elements of a Healthy Community
Have at least three members on the Board of Directors/Advisory Board (not inclusive of the Executive Director)
Have a minimum existing annual revenue of $25,000 or provide a three-year projected budget that demonstrates $25,000+
Have at least one dedicated staff member (paid or unpaid) working on the project
NOT include activities under fiscal sponsorship that involve lobbying (grassroots or direct lobbying)