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1. Name of Corporation ( so we can do a name search to make sure the corporate name you have chosen is available in your state)
2. One copy of Articles of Incorporation ( if you already have them) 3. One copy of Articles of Amendments (if you already have them) 4. Bylaws-adopted and signed by board members (if you have already have them) 5. Employer Identification Number (if you have one already for your nonprofit org.) 6. Flyer or Brochure 7. A Brief description of the following, (purpose, where the activities take place, fundraising that you will conduct to raise funds) 8. Copy of Lease or Mortgage for the corporation 9. Qualifications of board members (nurse, teacher) their job description (president,secretary, etc) how many hours will they work or volunteer as board members 10. If a church how many members do you have and how many actually attend church. 11. If a Pastor, were you ordained after a prescribed course of study- please explain? 12. If a church, will you license and ordain ministers? 13. If a Pastor, do you receive housing allowance. If so, how much? 14. List of all Board of Directors or Officers with names, addresses, and salaries. You will need at least three board members. The majority of your board should be unrelated by blood or marriage.
How much should we budget for fees assessed by government agencies? A. You should budget $50 - $100 for your articles of incorporation or articles of amendment. for your state. Allow an additional $25 to $100 (depending on which state you reside in) if you require expedited services. If your organization plans to receive less than $10,000 per year over the next four years, you should budget $300 for IRS processing fees. If your organization plans to receive more than $10,000 per year, then you should budget $750 for the IRS processing fees.
How long does the IRS take to review our application? A. We cannot guarantee how long it will take for the IRS to process your application. Once your application is submitted, you should receive a response within 120 days. In most of our cases, we have received IRS responses within six to eight weeks. In cases where the IRS has requested additional information, we've received a favorable reply within two to three weeks of submitting our response.
For new organizations, it takes most states about a 7 to 10 business days for your state to process your month Articles of Incorporation by mail.
We'd like to use that time to get all the other paperwork taken care of, so that when your Articles are approved, we only need to obtain your tax id # and finalize the application.
Assign a Contact Person - We would like to have a contact person within the company who is knowledgeable about the affairs of the organization. This person would be responsible for submitting all the required information to our 501c3 Online Processing Center. This person should be proficient with downloading documents from the internet, saving and opening email attachments, and attaching documents to email messages.
Internet Access & Email Account - In order to expedite the delivery of documents, we require the client to have access to the internet, Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free of charge at www.adobe.com ) and an email account.
Mail service is available upon request.
Financial Information - The client will be responsible for providing financial statements for up to four years and/or a two-year budget. As we review the organization's financials, additional detailed information may be requested. If you are a grassroot organization and do not have a budget, then we will work with you on a "proposed" budget.
List of Assets - The client must provide a list of assets, purchase price, and dates purchased for all assets the organization owns (if applicable.)
Payment of Fees - The client is responsible for payment of fees in a timely manner. Full payment must be received before we provide the final application.
Submission of Documents in a Timely Manner - The client is responsible for submitting the required documents within a timely manner. We expect that the project will be completed within 30 days. However, if the client abandons the project and does not respond to our requests for information after 90 days, the project will be terminated
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