Financial Policy
for Cervitude Coalition Inc.
The Cervitude Coalition Inc is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Massachusetts (EIN) 84-2193971.
Donations collected through any platform (except Patreon) is allocated within the organization to 35% to critical core support costs. This helps fund:
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A strong management team to steward the organization and build responsive, community-led programs
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Due diligence of current and future partners and programs
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Monitoring and evaluation of programs
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Communicating with supporters about their impact
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Regulatory compliance with federal and state agencies
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Fundraising, grant-writing, and capacity building
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Mental health and healing advocacy and awareness
The allocation of 35% the nonprofit industry standard and will be reviewed each year to determine if, together with grants and other fundraising, it is enough to cover actual costs or needs to be revised in the future
Read more about the dangers of employing a 100% model (where all funding goes to programs and not core support costs) and what Stanford University terms the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle.
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