Forming a Non Profit Charity

By Scott Michael Ringo


Many get puzzled when it comes to what a non profit organisation is. A non profit is also called a not for profit or also a charity. Rather than being in business to make a profit this organization's key focus is on charitable causes. Because the non profit organisation doesn't turn a profit it gets its funding from donations. Donations can come from a number of ways including but not restricted to grants, companies or gifts from people. These donations must be used to further the nonprofit's mission or given to other non profit organisations.

Charitable purposes for a non profit organisation, as outlined by the IRS can be religious, academic, technical, literary, testing for public protection, cultivating nationwide or world amateur sports levels of competition, and stopping harshness to kids or animals.

The focus of a non profit organisation is absolutely different from its the for profit business. Many misinterpret that a non profit is able to have abundant funding. It also conducts business much the same as a for profit business as it relates to having the ability to pay salaries and costs. The most important difference is its funding comes from donations and focuses on a charitable purpose instead of a purpose that is only to earn profits.

Many when beginning to start a non profit organisation stop short of completing it due to the difficulty they face in its creation. Though many encounter difficulty in creating a non profit organization it is mainly caused by the lack of information. The creation process is not as tricky as deciding the steps required to create the non profit. By following the steps below forming a non profit is simple.

Non Profit Organisation Creation Steps

1. File non profit articles of incorporation with the state business is to be done in

2. Get an Employee Identification Number

3. To rule the non profit, draft bylaws for the board to ratify

4. Open a banking account for the non profit

5. Create a Board of Directors

6. Fill out and file the IRS 1023 Form with the IRS

Details on these steps can be discovered at the links below.

Once the above steps are finished the formation of the non profit organisation is complete. The sole step above that might be smart to consult expert advice on is the IRS Form 1023. It is important this form is finished properly, and extra time should be given to it. Once finished, the IRS Form 1023 needs to be filed with the IRS.

To keep the method of finishing the info to start a non profit organisation simpler, have the upcoming information figured out first.

Charitable Organisation Information:

1. Organisation's Name

2. Organisation's Address

3. Organisation's Telephone Number

4. Organisation ' s Fax Number

5. Organisation's Email

6. The Purpose Statement

7. A Concise and Clear Mission Statement

8. A Resume for Each Board Member

9. 3-5 Year Budget

10. Detailed Fund-raising Plan

11. Detailed Outline of the Organizational Structure

12. Formation and Description of the Programs and Activities of the Non Profit

Spending time thinking though the above information before trying to create the key charter documents will keep info consistent. Once the above documents are made and filed appropriately the non profit will be a legal entity. A quicker, easier and more cost effective method of forming a non profit can be accomplished through fiscal sponsorship. Fiscal sponsorship allows an organisation who needs to do non profit activities to do so within the organisational structure of an existing non profit. Additional info on fiscal sponsorship can be discovered at the link below.




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