LINKS
The links on this page are resources for nonprofit organizations in Arizona, as well as various federal references for tax-exempt orgs.
Student Guide to Resumes for Nonprofit Jobs and Careers
Guides
Free Guides for your Nonprofit Organization
Before you form a legal entity and apply for tax-exempt status, you need a strong, well-researched plan for your organization. Download our free guide to learn about the many elements needed to run a successful nonprofit organization, as well as how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes.
Most states require you to register your organization if you solicit donations from their residents. Many states also require registration if your organization collects substantial or ongoing donations from their residents, even if you aren’t specifically targeting donors in that state. Download our comprehensive list of each state’s requirements.
There are many legal issues specific to nonprofit organizations that can be easily prevented by taking certain steps early on in the life of the organization. For more established nonprofits, it’s a good idea to conduct a periodic review of your compliance documents, tax filings, and record keeping. We created this checklist to help you understand the items that a lawyer will assess when reviewing the overall legal health of your nonprofit organization.
Meeting minutes are a necessary form of record-keeping for all nonprofit organizations, regardless of size. These records can be used as legal evidence by the courts, IRS, and other regulators, so it’s important to ensure minutes are properly completed and stored. But where do you start?
Executives from tax-exempt organizations can only be paid “reasonable compensation” for their services.
To avoid excise taxes, nonprofits should strongly consider increasing the time and attention they devote to investigating, deliberating, documenting, and reporting executive compensation.
CharityLawyer Blog offers plain language explanations of complex nonprofit law concepts, discussions of current events and links to valuable resources for nonprofits.
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FEATURED BLOG POSTS
- When a Nonprofit Volunteer Is Really an Employee
One of the questions we hear most often from small nonprofits goes something like this, “our office manager has volunteered four days a week for two years, she loves the organization, and she has never asked to be paid. Is that a problem?” The short answer is that it can be. In this post we
- Group Exemption Guidance: What Central Organizations Must Do Before January 22, 2027
Back in April, we wrote about the IRS lifting its six-year moratorium on new group exemption applications. That post covered the basics. Revenue Procedure 2026-8 has now been finalized, and it includes detailed mechanics that every central organization, not just new applicants, needs to work through before a firm deadline. The Deadline That Matters: January 22, 2027 If your organization already holds a group
- Lobbying Rules for Public Charities and Private Foundations
We get some version of this question from almost every foundation and nonprofit board we work with, “[C]an we weigh in on a bill moving through the legislature, or fund a grantee that does?” The answer depends entirely on what kind of 501(c)(3) is asking. Public charities and private foundations play by different rules, and
