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Nonprofits

• Directories
  • Search for Charities (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)
  • Unincorporated Nonprofit Association (ch. 184) (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
• Nonprofit Organization Resources (Idealist.org)
• 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.
• 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: SPS 5 "Charitable Solicitations"
  
  Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

Last Updated: May 16, 2013 | Up to Top