It's true that we would love to fund our member projects if it were + possible, because we believe they deserve to be funded. However, that's + not typically what a fiscal sponsor does. The term “fiscal + sponsor“ is often used in non-profit settings and has a standard + meaning there. But, to those not familiar with non-profit operations, + it comes across as a bit of a misnomer.
+ +In this context, a fiscal sponsor is a non-profit organization that, + rather than fund a project directly, provides the required + infrastructure and facilitates the project's ability to raise its own + funds. Conservancy therefore assists your project in raising funds, and + allows your project to hold those funds and spend them on activities + that simultaneously advance the non-profit mission of the Conservancy + and the FLOSS development and documentation goals of the project.