How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California

by Anthony Mancuso

Start a nonprofit corporation with the forms and information you need to give back to your community!

Thousands of arts groups, educators, social-service agencies and others have used How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California to get their organizations off the ground. With a nonprofit corporation, you'll gain recognition, save money, become eligible for grants, and protect your members and directors from liability. And you can do all of this without spending thousands on an attorney. With this easy-to-use guide, anyone can do it!

How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California includes complete instructions for obtaining federal 501(c)(3) tax-exemption and for qualifying public charity status forming a California nonprofit corporation, with the IRS. It also

. line-by-line instructions for completing your application
. instructions and completed sample clauses for preparing articles of incorporation
. ready-to-use bylaws for membership and non-membership nonprofits
. ready-to-use minutes for the organizational meeting
. sheets with California's specific legal and tax requirements

This edition is completely updated to cover changes to the law. You'll also get updated instructions for using Form 1023 and coverage of new online services and options related to forming your nonprofit corporation. F orms are available to download at nolo.com.
 

Genres: Business

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Anthony Faber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wanted to find out if it was worth it for Code for San Francisco to go this route. After some hard reading (due to the intricacies of the tax code), it's not, but it's amazing what restrictions there are on tax-exempt entities.

[Sus · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book and it has totally helped me file for my non-profit status. I highly recommend this to anyone who is thinking about starting his or her own non-profit organization.

[Mikenliza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here is a book I recommend. HA! Actually, if you MUST be the one to complete the 501(c)3 application, this book is extremely useful. It really answers all the questions.

[Anthony Faber · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just wanted to see how difficult it would be to transform Code for San Francisco into a 501(c)3. A little obscure at times, but I think that's the fault of the law.