Fiscal Sponsorship

• Project summary and financial objectives
• Mandate and brief history
• Description of the proposed fundraising and artistic project
• List of staff and board members
• Potential and confirmed donors, self-identification form, and financial statements

Who is eligible?

• Incorporated non-profit organizations
• Artists’ cooperatives that do not pay dividends
• Arts organizations based on the Island of Montreal

Who is not eligible

• General or limited partnerships.
• Individual artists and artists’ collectives.
• Public or para-public organizations representing governments or municipal corporations.
• Organizations dedicated to teaching, education, and professional training.
• Organizations that have already received the full five years of program support.

Eligible expenses

• Fundraising activities carried out under the approved fiscal sponsorship agreement.
• Administrative and fiscal management related to the donation process.
• Promotion and solicitation materials reviewed and approved by the Conseil.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Projects completed before receiving the Conseil’s decision.
• Sound recording projects (albums, CDs, demos, etc.) of a promotional and/or commercial nature at every stage of album production, including pre-production, recording, editing, mixing, and mastering.
• Creative writing projects, including research, writing, or editing projects.
• Projects whose main focus is cultural mediation.
• Film, video or web production projects; projects that are essentially promotional, including video clips; projects intended primarily for training, internships or masterclasses; and projects aimed at participating in a promotional showcase or prospecting at the national or international level.

Eligible geographic areas

• Island of Montreal

• Alignment of planned activities with the organization’s capabilities and resources.
• Relevance and impact of the proposed actions.
• Interest and relevance of the project.
• Assessment by peer evaluators from the same discipline.

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Gather the required project, organizational, and financial information.
  • Complete the application in French, unless the applicant is an Indigenous organization.
• Step 2: Submit through ORORA
  • Create or use an account on the ORORA portal.
  • Complete and send the application online before the deadline.
• Step 3: Wait for the decision
  • The Conseil reviews the application after the deadline.
  • The organization representative receives the result by email on ORORA.
• Step 4: Complete post-approval requirements
  • Sign the management agreement.
  • Obtain approval for solicitation documents before fundraising begins.

• It takes twelve to fourteen weeks from the date of the application for the Conseil to process it and reach a decision.
• The organization representative receives an email invitation to view the results on the ORORA platform.
• No decisions are communicated by phone.
• The Conseil’s decisions are final and not subject to appeal.
• When the Tax Sponsorship grant is disbursed, CAM shares a disbursement report.

• One application per year is allowed.
• Applications are reviewed by peer evaluators from the same artistic discipline.
• All applications must be submitted in French, except for Indigenous organizations.
• The organization must use the ORORA online portal for submission.