COVID-19: Now Is The Time For Leadership
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, 2020. Sadly, there won’t be much revelry this year. No parades, no leprechauns, and no green beer. This morning as I write this post, I am at my desk with just 3 others of my…
IRS Releases Online, Electronically-Fileable Form 1023
The IRS has released a new online, electronically-fileable Form 1023, application for 501(c)(3) status.
5 Things You Should Know About Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
The following is a guest post from Kindful, a nonprofit software company that helps you organize your data and manage your donors better. Oftentimes when we think about fundraising, we think of big galas and events or large corporate sponsorships…
Everything You Need to Know About The Donor Lifecycle – Part 2
The following is a guest post from Kindful, a nonprofit software company that helps you organize your data and manage your donors better. In a previous post we gave a brief introduction to the donor lifecycle and the different phases:…
Everything You Need to Know About The Donor Lifecycle – Part 1
The following is a guest post from Kindful, a nonprofit software company that helps you organize your data and manage your donors better. What if we told you that there’s a tool for nonprofits that’s the blueprint to shaping donor…
What is IRS Form 990-PF?
Private foundations are a unique class of 501(c)(3) organization…so unique, in fact, that they have their own exclusive version of IRS Form 990, called Form 990-PF. In this post, our 5th in this series, we’re going to examine just what…
What is Form 990-EZ?
This article is the third in our series that explores the various versions of IRS Form 990. Form 990-EZ is annual information return filed by small-medium sized public charities and certain other nonprofits, at least as measured by gross revenue.
What Is IRS Form 990-N?
As we established in our Form 990 overview post, there are 5 versions of IRS Form 990, one or more of which is required to be filed annually by every 501(c) organization. Form 990-N, the shortest version and the one required…
An Overview of IRS Form 990
Wouldn’t it be great if your nonprofit never had to think about the IRS again, once they approved your 501(c)(3) status, that is? Well, as you can imagine, that simply isn’t the case. Nor should it be, truthfully. As it is, the…
What Is a 509(a)(3) Supporting Organization?
A 509(a)(3) supporting organization is a unique entity in the nonprofit space. It is a sub-category of 501(c)(3), and it is considered a public charity in-and-of itself. What is substantially different about a supporting organization, however, is the fact that it…