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Start a nonprofit with the forms and information you need to give back to your community! Thousands of arts groups, educators, social-service agencies and others have used How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California to get their organizations off the ground.

With a nonprofit corporation, you'll gain recognition, save money, become eligible for grants, and protect your members and directors from liability. And you can do all of this without spending thousands on an attorney. With this easy-to-use guide, anyone can do it! How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in California includes complete instructions for obtaining federal 501(c)(3) tax-exemption and for qualifying for public charity status with the IRS.

It also provides: line-by-line instructions for completing your application instructions and completed sample clauses for preparing articles of incorporation ready-to-use bylaws for membership and non-membership nonprofits ready-to-use minutes for the organizational meeting sheets with California's specific legal and tax requirements The 14th edition is completely updated to cover changes to the law.

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