Coalitionswork

Checklist to Become a 501 c 3 Non-Profit Organization

non-profit organization

• Determine coalition’s purpos

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• Form Steering Committee or Executive Board

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• File articles of incorporation.

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• Draft bylaws. 

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• Develop strategic plan.

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• Develop budget and resource development plan. 

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• Establish record-keeping system for the coalition's official records. 

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• Establish accounting system.

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• File Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination of federal tax exemptions.

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• Meet requirements of state, county, and municipal charitable solicitation laws.

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• Obtain employer identification number from IRS.

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• Register with state unemployment insurance bureau.

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• Apply for nonprofit mailing permit from U.S. Postal services

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•  Obtain directors' or officers' liability insurance.

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