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How To Start a School
What are some legal issues you need to consider when starting a private school? Starting a private school requires a dedicated team of individuals with a focus on providing a quality education. ...
What is UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax)?
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit is not taxed on revenue that comes from an activity that is substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose (charitable, educational, religious, scientific, or ...
What are the Duties of Nonprofit Directors?
What Are the Duties of Nonprofit Directors? State law sets out which type of management and governing structure is acceptable for nonprofit corporations in that state. In some states, nonprofit ...
Nonprofit Law Basics: Who Owns a Nonprofit?
Who owns a nonprofit? No one. A major misconception about nonprofit organizations concerns ownership of a nonprofit. No one person or group of people own a nonprofit organization. Ownership is ...
Do Nonprofits File Tax Returns? What is a 990?
Do nonprofits file tax returns? Most tax-exempt organizations are required to file annual informational returns with the IRS. Even though most tax-exempt nonprofit organizations do not pay federal ...
Can the Executive Director Serve on the Board of Directors?
The law requires that the best interest of the nonprofit prevail over the director’s personal or business interests. If the executive director is a paid staff person who sits on the voting board of ...
What is a Supporting Organization?
A supporting organization is a specific type of public charity that carries out its exempt purpose by supporting other exempt organizations, usually other public charities. The key feature of a ...
Help with IRS Form 990
While tax-exempt nonprofit organizations do not pay federal taxes (that is what “tax-exempt” means), most do have to file an annual informational return with the IRS called the Form 990. The IRS ...
Can our Nonprofit Change Its Mission Statement? Who to inform after a change?
Is your nonprofit ready to change or amend its mission statement? A mission statement sets out what your organization does and whom it serves. It is important that your nonprofit's activities tie ...