Start a Church - Start an Outreach Ministry
Starting a nonprofit or charity can be very rewarding but very complex as well. In addition to providing your services, you must also hire, train & manage employees or volunteers, maintain compliance with government regulations, understand your market and position your company to grow. Donations do not come by easily and the odds of failing are high.
CharityNet USA serves as a Nonprofit startup center, we can help you with many of your needed charity startup solutions, so you can focus on implementing your services, raising money and do what you feel passionate about. Below are some of our key nonprofit startup services and solutions to help you start or grow your charity.
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Below are startup steps to successfully start your nonprofit and maintain government compliance.
- Obtain a local business license if applicable.
- Elect a Board of Directors and elect Officers.
- Incorporate as a nonprofit.
- Prepare and File Articles of Incorporation.
- Prepare and Adopt Bylaws.
- Prepare and Obtain EIN via IRS Form SS4.
- Obtain 501c3 tax exemption status.
- Prepare And Maintain First Minutes of Your First Meeting of Board of Directors.
- Prepare and File For State Tax Exemption
- Prepare and File Charity Solicitation Registration.
On an ongoing basis, in order to maintain your good standing, most organizations will have to do the following:
- Prepare and File Annual Solicitation Report.
- Prepare and File Statement of Information/ Annual Report.
- Prepare and File IRS Form 990 and STATE TAX Form.
Once the organization has been established we recommend to recruit a fundraising team, develop a strategic plan together, develop a website, have a grant writer develop a professional grant proposal and implement some marketing strategies to help create awareness of your organization and services.
