How to Form a Non-Profit Organization

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Have you always wanted to leave the world a better place than you found it? When you start a 501c3 nonprofit organization, you'll contribute something positive to your community, your state, your country and even the world. Filing for...
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Every day, individuals like you are inspired to start a nonprofit to help serve your community. Starting and sustaining a nonprofit are not easy tasks, but we applaud your commitment to helping others. The pages in this section of the National Council of Nonprofits’ website walk you through some of the questions to ask before starting a nonprofit, filings you’ll need to complete at the federal and state level, and the standard policies and procedures that your new nonprofit will want to have in place.

Note: The procedures and rules about starting a new nonprofit organization—even the words used to describe such organizations—vary greatly around the world.

Here's how to form a nonprofit corporation and receive a 501(c)(3)tax exemption.