Good Causes, Inc.
272 Broadway
Albany, N.Y. 12204
(518) 434-9194
Website: https://goodcausesinc.org
Contact:
Joseph Pellegrino
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:
Founded in 1998, Good Causes, Inc. (formerly Innovative Charitable Initiatives, Inc.) offers administrative services including fiscal sponsorship, employee administration and a temporary home for programs in transition. We serve emerging charitable groups, collaboratives, consortiums and funders supporting transitioning programs. Good Causes has worked with many respected New York and national grantmakers and successfully administered federal, state and local governmental grants on behalf of our sponsored programs. Good Causes is a part of the New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. Family of Nonprofit Services.