YOUR 501C3 APPROVAL IS
CLOSER THAN YOU THINK.
Our sample 501c3 application kit will help
you get that application out the door!

Is it taking forever to get your application done?
Are you confused about questions on the application?
Are you having trouble writing the description of programs and activities?
Are you concerned about providing too much or too little information?
Completing an application shouldn’t be so confusing.
Your Form 1023 is 80% Complete
We’ve checked off the answers to over 80% of the questions on Form 1023 for you. We’ve also written up the response to the questions where the IRS wants details, details, details.
Here’s how it works.

Purchase the kit that best fits your organization and check your email for download instructions.
Download the zip file containing the sample 501c3 application and all our templates.

Review our sample application to see what a good application looks like.
Edit the Form 1023 application and templates with your organization’s information.
Follow our checklist of what to include in your application.

Sign, date and mail application package to the IRS.
Be patient. Most applications are approved in 4 to 6 weeks.
Celebrate when your approval letter is received!
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Sample 501c3 Application for Community Development Corporation
Includes Form 1023 with 80% completed and core sample kit document templates plus sample narrative description of activities for Transitional Living Program, Life Skills Workshops, Community Recreation Center, Child Day Care Services, Drop Off and Pick-up Services, Computer Training, Mentoring and Guidance Counseling, Elderly Housing Community, Low Income Housing Community, Educational Scholarships, Vehicle Donation Program, Clothing Distribution, Food Distribution, Foreign Medical Clinics, School for English Speaking, Dig Water Wells, Youth Ministry.
Sample 501c3 Application For Churches
Includes Form 1023 with 80% completed and core sample kit document templates plus sample narrative description of activities for church worship services, counseling, weddings, funerals, baptisms, cell groups, children’s church, prayer meetings, retreats and conferences, street witnessing, prison ministry outreach, hospital & nursing home visitations, and so much more!
Sample 501c3 Application For Church with Day Care
Includes Form 1023 with 80% completed and core sample kit document templates plus sample narrative description of activities for for worship services, counseling, weddings, funerals, baptisms, cell groups, children’s church, prayer meetings, retreats and conferences, street witnessing, prison ministry outreach, hospital & nursing home visitations, children’s day care, drop-off and pick-up, Computer Training, Youth Mentoring, academic tutoring and so much more!
Sample 501c3 Application For Outreach Ministries
Includes Form 1023 with 80% completed and core sample kit document templates plus sample narrative description of activities for bible study, prayer meetings, retreats and conferences, street witnessing, prison, hospital & nursing home visitations, speaking engagements, food and clothing distribution and so much more!
Sample 501c3 Application For Transitional Program for Women
Includes Form 1023 with 80% completed and core sample kit document templates plus sample narrative description of activities for residency program, life skills workshops, counseling, prison ministry outreach, food and clothing distribution, speaking engagements, street witnessing and so much more!
Sample 501c3 Application For Transitional Program for Ex-Offenders
Includes Form 1023 with 80% completed and core sample kit document templates plus sample narrative description of activities for residency program, life skills workshops, counseling, prison ministry outreach, food and clothing distribution, speaking engagements, street witnessing and so much more!
Sample 501c3 Application For Foreign Missions
Includes Form 1023 with 80% completed and core sample kit document templates plus sample narrative description of activities for prayer meetings, retreats and conferences, bible study, orphanage outreach, medical camps/mobile clinics, church planting, HIV/Aids Outreach, Micro-enterprise development, farming projects, and digging water wells, and more!