Re: [Cz-L] Re: czernowitz-l digest: March 21, 2009

Miriam (Mimi) Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>

Dear Wolfi and members of the list,

Thanks for the information.

Sasha Wolloch is currently looking into the necessary steps for establishing
a non-profit organization to be registered in the state of Florida.

Our initial aim should be to determine whether there is a large enough
number of people interested in forming such an organization.
 
Next we should discuss and decide on the exact purpose, name, set-up,
by laws and elected officers of the organization. This could be done either
by correspondence through the Czernwitz-List, or within an Email group
established for this purpose. Initially our correspondence should be
by Email. Later, we may have to modify the means of communication.
One of us who is knowledgeable about such things could set up the Email
group. Some of you will remember that we had one for organizing the 2006
Czernowitz Reunion.
Next, we would actually establish the "Organization for the Restoration
and Maintenance of the Jewish Cemetery of Czernowitz/Chernivtsi".
(This is just a suggested name which could be abbreviated to "ORMJCC".)

Last, we would apply for non-profit status in the US and probably
international status as well.

I hope that all of you who are interested in restoring and maintaining
the Czernowitz cemetery, will respond to this letter by writing to
the whole list, so as to have an open and general discussion on this topic.

> Mimi,
>
> A non-profit 501 c[3] organization is "declared" after a corporation is
> formed with officers, charter/purpose, and by-laws. The corporation then
> petitions the IRS for non-profit status.
>
> Step 1 needs to be the formation of a corporation including election of
> officers. That is not a difficult process but there are issues with a
> dispersed group such as our. Like - WHICH state do you incorporate in ?
> HOW do we nominate and elect officers? Can this be done via the internet
> with a minimum of paperwork sent by snail-mail ?
>
> Incorporation procedures are different for every state. The charter/purpose
> of the corporation must also be stated -- with an eye to getting non-profit
> status. Like if the purpose is political, for example, that will not fly.
> On this subject, if we have in the CZ list an attorney, he/she can create a
> corporation in a few hours of work. If not, the NoLo Press people have
> wonderful software, reasonably priced, to help in the incorporation process.
> And, despite some unbelievers, NoLo's stuff is pretty solid and they have
> methods that work in most or all states.
>
> Step 2, applying for non-profit status is messier and takes a while to get
> approval from the IRS. Items like the planned budget and other financial
> details are required. If I remember correctly, there are a bunch of forms
> that approach 50 pages in length. There are firms which work this process
> for you and charge a flat fee for getting 501 c[3] status.
>
> In all this, a lawyer with experience in this area is a wonderful start.
> Even without a lawyer, getting non-profit status is worthwhile since all
> donations are tax deductible and people will give $$$ more readily to such
> an entity.
>
> Wolf
>
> -snip-
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