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Bylaws Development/Review

Programs that help newly formed organizations develop bylaws which define the rules for their internal governance. Bylaws generally have sections on organization name and office location, purpose or mission, membership (e.g., requirements, voting rights, termination, resignation, reinstatement); meetings of members, the board of directors (e.g., powers, number, tenure, qualifications, duties, regular and special meetings, quorum, voting, vacancies), officers (e.g., number, election and term of office, removal, vacancies, powers and duties, salaries), committees, notice of meetings, signatory powers, amendments and dissolution or sale of assets. Also included are programs that help established organizations review and, when necessary, revise their bylaws.

• Service code: TP-4000.6800-100
• 1 provider

Incorporation Assistance

Programs that help newly formed organizations complete and file the paperwork that is required for registration with state authorities according to status under which they will operate (for-profit or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, general or limited partnership, franchise or sole proprietorship). Variously known as articles of incorporation, articles of association, charters, and constitutions, this document grants authority to the organization's board of directors and specifies the legal status of the organization, its purpose or mission, its place of business, its primary officers and other basic information.

• Service code: TP-4000.6800-330
• 1 provider

Organizational Structure Determination

Programs that help newly formed organizations examine their alternatives and determine the legal structure under which they will operate. Options include for-profit or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, general or limited partnership, franchise or sole proprietorship.

• Service code: TP-4000.6800-650
• 1 provider

Tax Exempt Status Application/Filing Assistance

Programs that help newly formed organizations prepare the paperwork that is required to apply for nonprofit, tax exempt status with the appropriate state and federal offices. Steps in the process include developing bylaws and organizational resolutions and having them legally adopted by the organization, filing articles of incorporation as a nonprofit corporation with the appropriate state office, obtaining a federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by filing a Form SS-4; preparing and submitting an application for tax-exempt status (IRS Form 1023 or 1024), and responding to additional requests for information by the IRS.

• Service code: TP-4000.6800-850
• 1 provider