Tiny Seed Project

What Tiny Seed Project does

Tiny Seed Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fiscal sponsor founded in 2019 and headquartered in East Hardwick, Vermont. The organization provides fiscal sponsorship and shared administrative infrastructure to community projects across six New England states (Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine). As of the data available, it supports more than 90 project leaders coordinating thousands of volunteers across areas including environmental conservation, food equity, performing arts, and indigenous cultural initiatives.

Name

Tiny Seed Project

Legal name

Tiny Seed Project

Website

https://tinyseedproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tiny Seed Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fiscal sponsor providing shared administrative infrastructure, tax-exempt status, and grant access to 90+ community projects across six New England states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fiscal Sponsorship Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Nonprofit fiscal sponsorship
• Administrative infrastructure services
• Grant administration support
• Community project incubation
• 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

East Hardwick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fiscal Sponsorship Administration Fee: Fiscally sponsored projects receive 100% of every donation designated to their project, and then contribute 10% to Tiny Seed to support the shared services and administrative infrastructure that make their work possible. Projects contribute an average of 10% of incoming funds toward shared services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tiny Seed Project is a nonprofit fiscal sponsor that provides 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and administrative infrastructure to community projects across New England, enabling them to receive tax-deductible donations and apply for grants without incorporating as independent nonprofits. Sponsored projects contribute an average of 10% of incoming funds to Tiny Seed in exchange for shared services including bookkeeping, banking, tax filing, grant administration, and access to fundraising and grant prospecting platforms.

Product overview

Tiny Seed Project is a nonprofit fiscal sponsor providing a comprehensive infrastructure support system for community projects. The core offering is Fiscal Sponsorship, which provides 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to projects, combined with Shared Administrative Services (bookkeeping, banking, tax filing, legal support). Additional modules include Technical Assistance Services (website design, branding, social media marketing, fundraising planning, CRM setup) and Grant Administration services (prospecting via Instrumentl, writing, reporting). The organization supports a growing portfolio of over 90 sponsored projects across New England focused on environmental conservation, creativity, and community strengthening.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biodiversity Builders: An environmental education program designed to inspire and empower youth to be Earth Stewards and make an ecological impact in their communities. It is a paid environmental internship for high school students focusing on biodiversity and ecosystem restoration.
• PISCES
• The I-Collective
• Danza Orgánica
• The Dream Network
• No Loose Braids

Products and services

• Fiscal Sponsorship Provides 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and administrative infrastructure to community projects, enabling them to receive tax-deductible donations and apply for grants without obtaining independent nonprofit status.
• Shared Administrative Services Back-office support for sponsored projects including bookkeeping, banking, bill pay, invoicing, contractor payments, annual tax filing, Form 1099s, and access to legal expertise.
• Technical Assistance Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 90+ project leaders supported
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Guidestar (Candid)coreOthersGuidestar Platinum certification demonstrating success and trustworthiness with donated funds for sponsored projects. TAX ID #84-2097757 verified through Guidestar.
• National Network of Fiscal Sponsors (NNFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization providing best practices, networking, and industry standards for fiscal sponsorship. Tiny Seed Project displayed as member on their platform.
• Union BankcoreOthersBanking services provider for Tiny Seed Project's operations.
• G.T. Reilly & CompanycoreOthersCertified Public Accountant firm providing audit and accounting services.
• Hurwit AssociatescoreOthersLegal counsel providing nonprofit legal expertise and compliance.
• Nonprofits Insurance AlliancecoreOthersNonprofit insurance provider ensuring proper coverage for Tiny Seed and sponsored projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tides Foundation: Tides Foundation is a major fiscal sponsor and public charity offering shared administrative services, grantmaking infrastructure, and project incubation to social justice and environmental initiatives — directly comparable to Tiny Seed's fiscal sponsorship + shared services model.
• Fractured Atlas: Fractured Atlas is one of the largest U.S. nonprofit fiscal sponsors, providing 501(c)(3) umbrella status, administrative infrastructure, and grant access primarily to artists and creatives. Its scale and service mix (fiscal sponsorship + tech-enabled services) make it the closest direct analog to Tiny Seed's model.
• Community Initiatives: Community Initiatives is a fiscal sponsor and incubator that provides 501(c)(3) umbrella status, financial management, and back-office support to community-led projects — directly comparable to Tiny Seed's service offering across environmental, arts, and community projects.
• Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE): SEE is a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor that incubates and supports social and environmental projects with administrative infrastructure, mirroring Tiny Seed's mission focus on environment and community and its project-sponsorship approach.

Regional players

• Vermont Community Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation is a statewide grantmaker and pass-through funder that could compete with Tiny Seed for community-focused projects in its home state of Vermont, offering similar grant administration and donor-advised services.
• Maine Community Foundation: Maine Community Foundation is a statewide community foundation that provides grants and fiscal hosting across Maine — overlapping geographically with Tiny Seed's service territory and offering comparable pass-through funding infrastructure.
• New England Foundation for the Arts: NEFA is a regional New England-based grantmaker and fiscal sponsor for arts and culture projects. It overlaps with Tiny Seed's performing arts and creative community projects (e.g., Danza Orgánica, First: Earth Project) but at a larger, more institutional scale.
• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: NH Charitable Foundation operates as both a community foundation and pass-through funder across New Hampshire, a core state in Tiny Seed's service area, with similar infrastructure for hosting community projects.

Others

• National Network of Fiscal Sponsors: NNFS is the industry association of fiscal sponsors of which Tiny Seed is a member. It is not a competitor but sets the standards, training, and peer network that defines the fiscal sponsorship market Tiny Seed operates in.

Broad incumbents

• Fiscal Management Associates: Fiscal Management Associates is a consulting and capacity-building firm serving the fiscal sponsorship and nonprofit infrastructure field. It does not run its own fiscal sponsorship program but shapes best practices that Tiny Seed itself follows via NNFS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tiny-seed-project

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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