What type of organizations qualify for 501c3 status?
The most common types of 501c3 organizations include churches, nursery schools, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Four H clubs, Community Chest, Parent Teacher Associations, Heart funds, tuberculosis societies, societies for crippled children and adults, muscular dystrophy associations, multiple sclerosis societies, YMCA’s, YWCA’s, Little Leagues and similar organizations, Symphonies, orchestras, bands, glee clubs, choruses, libraries, civic improvement associations.
How much should we budget for fees assessed by government agencies?
You should budget $50 – $100 for your articles of incorporation or articles of amendment. Allow an additional $100 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 $400 for IRS processing fees. If your organization plans to receive more monies, then you should budget $850 for the IRS processing fees.
How long does this process take?
Our goal is to complete your project within 2 weeks for existing organizations and within 6 weeks for new organizations.
For new organizations, it takes most states about a month to process your Articles of Incorporation.
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.
How long does the IRS take to review our application?
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 four to six weeks. In cases where the IRS has requested additional information, we’ve received a favorable reply within one to two weeks of submitting our response.
What is your Refund Policy?
A set-up fee of $325 for the first phase of the project is non-refundable. Once we have commenced the second phase of the project, we will refund $325 for the third phase of our services. Once we have commenced the third phase of the project, we will not issue a refund. The $5 administrative fee paid with each installment is non-refundable.
Hi, Belinda. I’m so glad I “found” your website! As part of your application service do you determine if the name of the ministry/church I would like to use is available in my state or do I have to know that before I have you begin the application process for me?