Grants are disbursed to the project, and the project provides regular reports documenting its activities and expenditures, in accordance with the terms of a master grant agreement executed between the project and the Foundation.

Since each fiscal sponsorship relationship is designed based on the needs of the project, applicants are encouraged to consult with the Foundation before submitting a fiscal sponsorship application. In order to defray its expenses associated with administering the sponsorship, the Foundation charges a fee of 6% of donations received for the project.

To be considered for fiscal sponsorship, please download the fiscal sponsorship application. (If you are not sure if your organization will further the mission of the Rose Foundation or if your group is located outside of California, please call before submitting an application.) The application may be submitted by mail or e-mail. We receive applications from all types of groups: large and small, established groups and start-up organizations. Therefore some of the questions may not apply to every group. We will contact groups within a couple of weeks of receiving the application. The Board makes fiscal sponsorship decisions on a quarterly basis, so the process of final approval may take 3 months.