Artist Support Program
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Fiscal Receivership
Making Faces Productions can act as the Federal Tax Exempt Fiscal Receiver for any emerging artist, performance group, event, or show. For a small negotiable fee (usually 4% of processed funds), MFP can be responsible for fiscally receiving select donations and grants and distributing them to the artist productions. Accurate financial records are maintained and reported regularly for all transactions, a business bank account as well as online Paypal account are active for fund receipt and payment needs. In addition Making Faces Productions will provide receipts of contribution to all donors and granters who contribute for tax-deductible purposes.
Take a look at our sample fiscal receiving contract: MFP Contract Fiscal Rec
Administrative Support
Making Faces Productions can provide many other administrative and managerial services for artists or performance groups to support a one-time or recurring production or event. Such services could include financial management, payment processing, rehearsal and performance scheduling, fundraising and event planning, grant writing, event ticketing, theatre or house management, and other general organizing.
Non-Profit Transition
Making Faces Productions will assist any group or company who is ready to become a fully functioning non-profit 501c3 arts organization of their own. MFP will guide you, quickly and easily, through the process and the paperwork, as well as educate you on the necessary functioning and filing of your new tax-exempt organizations. This status can be extremely beneficial to any artist or group willing to take the simple steps to attain the income and sales tax-exemption that the federal government makes available to artists. In addition to assisting with the incorporation process, MFP can provide many resources to ensure that your company is prepared, demystified, and fully legal.
Click for more information on the Current Productions of the Artist Support Program.