Nick Tarte ⋅ Sugar Land, TX Panex KPIT ⋅ 25 years experience

Contact some non-profit that are structured to get other non-profits off the ground. They can provide free counseling all the way through. One such organization is ESCH in Houston. There might be counterparts where you are.

Eajaz Rawoof ⋅ Mount Laurel, NJ CSC ⋅ 25 years experience

Hi John

Starting a nonprofit - 501(C)(3) generally requires these steps to formalize your organization:

1. File articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State or other appropriate state agency.
2. Apply for exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Please note that it can take 3-12 months for the IRS to return its decision.
3. Register with the state(s) where you plan to do fundraising activities.

See these link for additional information

http://grantspace.org/tools/knowledge-base/Nonprofit-Management/Establishment/starting-a-nonprofit

https://www.snpo.org/resources/startup.php

http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-501c3-Nonprofit-Organization

It is a great and noble cause and I wish you the very best!

john turner ⋅ Fort Worth, TX U.S. Marine Corps, Corporal ⋅ 8 years served

thx very much

Michael Francis Stretanski ⋅ Sunbury, OH Interventional Spine & Pain Rehabilitation Center ⋅ 14 years experience

you call or go online and find your secretary of state and fill out the paperwork for yoru state for a non profit