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I’m a pretty good writer and I have lots of nonprofit management experience. But I have never created a nonprofit from scratch. Until I got into the 1023, I had no idea how many questions there might be that, if answered wrong, might delay approval or cause questions. I found Chris’s site before filing our Articles of Incorporation. THANK GOODNESS–I wouldn’t have included necessary language. I then used his online advice to revise our Bylaws and other important Board policies. One of the most important pieces was the bit about presenting IRS rulings to support why our organization should be considered tax exempt. With all that and more, I still didn’t feel completely confident about submitting the form. My Board decided we should pay for a consult and that was the best decision we made. Once I sent Chris the application and supplements, he was very responsive. With a phone call he walked me through things that should be changed, removed, added, or presented a different way. He did the same with my next version and then it was ready to submit. We received our Letter of Determination only ONE WEEK after submitting (though we didn’t receive notice for another month). It was a ton of work to prepare, but I’m so glad the work was on the front end. A big thank you to Chris!!
We downloaded the legal document templates and prepared the several documents required to establish a 501(c)(3) corporation. After reviewing the requirements for the 1023 form we determined with Chris that we were eligible to file the 1023-EZ form. With Chris’s advice and review we easily obtained the EIN after fixing a couple clerical errors on our part on the IRS form. Chris also reviewed our Articles of Incorporation and the inputted data on form 1023-EZ which we filed electronically with IRS. We obtained our IRS letter of approval after the 1st submission in 13 days. His advice saved us much time and effort. Thanks so much for your help Chris!
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