non-profit 501c3

Our team advises clients on the full life-cycle of a tax-exempt, 501c3 nonprofit organization –from formation, to obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status, to operational, governance and compliance matters, to corporate transactions and restructurings, and through dissolution, including:

• Nonprofit formation, charitable registration, application for federal and state tax-exemption

• Fiscal sponsorship, including comprehensive and pre-approved grant relationship models

• Board duties and governance, including design of governance structures and board trainings

• Conflict of interest management and counsel, including on potential self-dealing issues

• 501(c)(3) compliance, including operational test and consistent activities issues

• Private foundation rules, including related to distributions, international activities, set-asides

• Supporting organization issues

• Mergers and acquisitions

• Subsidiaries and joint ventures with commercial partners

• International activity issues

• Charitable solicitation, commercial co-ventures, and crowdfunding and other online fundraising issues

• Dissolution and transfer of programs and remaining assets