The phrase “fiscal sponsorship” may sound complicated, but the basic idea is relatively straightforward.
Instead of Archewell handling every administrative and compliance responsibility itself, an established nonprofit organization can provide the underlying infrastructure.
That can include financial administration, compliance and other back-office functions.
Harry and Meghan can then concentrate more heavily on the charitable causes and initiatives they want to support.
According to reporting on the change, Archewell Philanthropies will remain within a nonprofit framework while operating through this new model.
For the Sussexes, it represents a different way of organizing their philanthropic work.
And it comes with another important element.
Harry and Meghan Want Their Children Involved
The announcement also emphasized the couple’s long-term family vision.
Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are now part of the identity Harry and Meghan are building around their family and philanthropic work.
That idea fits with another important change the Sussexes made several years earlier.
In 2024, their children began publicly using Sussex as their family surname rather than Mountbatten-Windsor. Their revamped website, Sussex.com, also presented the children as Archie Sussex and Lilibet Sussex. (British Vogue)
Meghan later explained why the family name mattered so much to her.
