Southern Conservation Partners

Office rent, tele-communications, supplies, computer system equipment and maintenance, postal fees, accounting fees, and other other general expenses to operate the organization.

Fiscal sponsorships of adopted special projects led by other entities - via formal contracts/ cooperative agreements that establish pre-approved grant relationship with project leader(s). Seven such projects fiscally sponsored in 2023. SCP (sponsoring partner organization) received grants and donations made in support of the projects and holds/obligates those funds in restricted fund accounts for sponsored projects purposes; regrant funds released to the projects leaders upon receipt and approval of activity reports/invoices. I.E., Donor's dollars received by SCP/sponsor; SCP conveys regrant $s to project leaders; SCP retains 5-10% of each grant or donation received to fund its own administrative/project oversight and management costs. At the beginning of 2023 SCP held a total of $722,873 contractually obligated for conveyance as regrants to five fiscally sponsored projects. At the end of 2023 SCP held a total of $670,342 contractually obligated for conveyance as regrants to seven fiscally sponsored projects.

Miscellaneous expenses including travel costs, exhibits, website maintenance and other paid professional services for special projects directly managed by SCP volunteer project leaders.