Nonprofits

• Directories
  • Cumulative List of Organizations (U.S. Internal Revenue Service)
    Search list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contribution
• Forms
  • Articles of Incorporation: Nonstock Corporation (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
  • Certificate of Exempt Status Application (WI Dept. of Revenue)
  • Efile Form 990
  • Quality 990
    Site seeks to improve the quality of IRS Form 990 reporting.
  • Unincorporated Nonprofit Association (ch. 184) (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
• Nonprofit FAQ (Idealist.org)
• Nonprofit Good Practice Guide (Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership)
  Topic areas include fund-raising & financial stability, governance, accountability & evaluation, foundations & grant making.
• Nonprofit Organizations (Nolo.com)
  Explanation of how & why to form a nonprofit, tax concerns, etc.
• Non-profit Organizations (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Commentary with links to federal statutes, regulations & opinions.
• Resources for Nonprofit Organizations (University of WI Madison)
• Tax Information for Charities & Other Nonprofits (U.S. Internal Revenue Service)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 181 "Nonstock Corporations"
• WI Statutes: ch. 184 "Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act"
• WI Statutes: ch. 440 sub. ch. 3 "Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes"
• WI Admin. Code: RL 5 "Charitable Solicitations"
  
  Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

Last Updated: December 30, 2009 | Up to Top