Build Up, Inc. | Black-Led Fiscal Sponsorship

Since 2022, Build Up, Inc. (BUI) has been a crucial ally for eleven women and BIPOC-led organizations that are committed to improving the well-being of historically marginalized communities. We are dedicated to helping these organizations navigate systemic barriers and access the necessary resources to create significant and lasting change. 

Our Mission:  BUI is a public charity that acts as a fiscal sponsor for women and BIPOC-led organizations that are committed to improving the well-being of historically marginalized communities. We serve as a convener and connector to these organizations, and provide capacity building resources to enable organizational growth and sustained impact.

Our Vision: BUI's vision is to facilitate and support brave women and BIPOC leaders who seek socioeconomic change and equity and to ensure that historically vulnerable communities are removed from the margins.

We exist because: 

Women and BIPOC-led initiatives often face systemic barriers in accessing funding, resources, and institutional support. Despite their invaluable contributions, these initiatives encounter significant hurdles in securing the resources necessary to thrive and effect meaningful change within historically marginalized communities. BUI, a Black woman-led organization, addresses these inequities by offering tailored services rooted in equity, inclusivity, and community empowerment. Our unique approach to fiscal sponsorship stands out in the non profit sector. 

Our Approach

Build Up, Inc. offers three primary ways to support work led by women and BIPOC leaders: fiscal sponsorship, capacity building, and serving as a convenor and connector.

Fiscal Sponsorship: 

We provide integral support to organizations and projects in need of infrastructure. 

We offer both Comprehensive (Model A) and Pre-Approved Grant (Model C) fiscal sponsorship. 

Our comprehensive suite of services includes legal, financial management (budgeting and decision-making, booking and accounting, and tax/regulatory compliance), organizational design, strategic planning, program development, and human resources (payroll and benefits administration). 

We work in every program area, with a focus on public health, criminal justice, education, women's rights, economic advancement, equality, democracy, and human rights. 

We work with projects affecting change all over the world. 

For each sponsored project, we always conduct extensive due diligence before providing any service and ensure compliance with applicable tax and other laws and regulations throughout the life of the project or engagement.

Capacity Building: 

We work with individuals, organizations, and movements to design and strengthen charitable projects. 

We operationalize and scale concepts, design project strategies and outcomes, and manage projects from inception through operation.

We provide several capacity-building resources, including full benefits of Build Up, Inc.'s membership services and peer networks, tailored training that caters to the ongoing needs of our sponsored projects, our in-house library of resources, monthly strategic calls, and weekly office hours.

Convenor and Connector:

We bring together people, foundations, social enterprises, corporations, and governance to share and develop ideas to advance equitable and inclusive fiscal sponsorship.

We cultivate a space for our sponsored projects to share with each other key organizational development and strategy learnings. Our resource library also offers a chance for them to engage.

How You Can Help: 

• Donate: BUI has made significant strides since its inception, but we have plans to extend our impact with additional investment. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference.
• Share: Spread the word about our campaign and our vital work.
• Get Involved: Join our network of supporters and help us champion equity and inclusion.

Learn more about our work and impact and how you can support us here!