Money Management

Transparent Ledger

We are all acountable for where every cent goes.

Our ledger—documenting the details of every monetary transaction, coming and going—is always accessible to all Members.

Fiscal Sponsorship

We are Fiscally Sponsored by Disability Power Bloc.

Fiscal Sponsorship allows community organizations like ours to become eligible for grants that only fund 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. The fiscal Sponsor absorbs the sponsored organization under its own umbrella and acts as a financial and legal intermediary between the sponsored organization and the IRS and grantmakers. Fiscal Sponsorship does not change anything about the way DT4T operates, just the way we manage money.

In exchange for the administrative support and fiscal guidance Disability Power Bloc provides, they take 10% of all the funds we deposit into our bank account with them, including all grant money.

Bank Account

We have a bank account through our fiscal sponsor, Disability Power Bloc.

The bank account holds all of our funds from foundation grants. In order to access the funds in this bank account, we need to submit a request to DPB for payment or reimbursement. They will then disburse the funds to the appropriate Members.

Central Fund

Our Central Fund contains all of DT4T's coming and going money.

The Central Fund is made up of Membership Dues, revenue from Events and Gatherings, and donations. This money is held on Givebutter, the platform we use for Membership Dues and Event registrations, until we are ready to disburse the funds.

After each Quarterly Forum, the Central Fund is divided proportionally among all the Stewards, based on the effort (or “Spoons”) they put towards DT4T that quarter. The funds are passed through a Steward's personal bank account and disbursed via Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle.