Microschool
Is your program a micro school or a homeschool group? It can be hard to tell the difference! This page of resources and links may be helpful to you. Can my micro school be a homeschool group (and avoid some…
Can a Micro School be a Homeschool Group (and avoid some headaches)?
Meridian Learning (www.meridian-learning.org) is hosting a Grassroots Microschools Online Conference Wednesday June 30, 2021 10 am -1 pm ET It will be hosted on their Grassroots Microschools Facebook page. Details here: This conference is free for the live event.…
IRS threatens to deny 501c3 status to homeschool group
UPDATE: The IRS sent the homeschool group their 501c3 tax determination latter on July 19, 2021! Victory! Read more to learn what HomeschoolCPA wrote to the IRS to change their mind. It’s my worst nightmare: The IRS denying one of…
What to do about a controlling and narcissist leader
The leader of our co-op refers to the co-op as “her group to protect.” She has surrounded herself with a board who supports her fully and does her bidding without question. The difficulty is, when questioned about decisions she has…
Do we have to file as a non-profit to be an official homeschool co-op?
We are a group of families that came together last year to work collectively in sharing the role of teaching each other’s children one day a week. We have lots of interested families that want to join us next year.…
Handing out gift cards? Here’s how to record them
Vicki Boatright is a bookkeeper for churches (and other nonprofits). I have found her blog posts at Free Church Accounting and ebooks very helpful as I advise homeschool groups. Gift cards as thank you gifts In a blog post on…
Classical Conversations knowingly exposes churches to tax liabilities
Classical Conversations, Inc. (TM), Inc. has been the subject of two investigative reports written by Josh Shepherd in 2021. I was interviewed by Josh and quoted in the first article Whistleblowers Say Classical Conversations is Multi-Level Marketing Scheme that Exploits…
Convert your homeschool group to a nonprofit corporation and keep your EIN!
We started as a homeschool group in 1998. I don’t think any bylaws or articles of incorporation were ever filed. So we were just an unincorporated association, as I leaned from reading your books. We are now adding classes to…
Does Classical Conversations exploit homeschool parents?
Josh Shepherd an investigative journalist, has been researching the business practices of Classical Conversations for several months. He released an article on the Roys Report titled “Whistleblowers Say Classical Conversations is Multi-Level Marketing Scheme that Exploits Homeschooling Parents” at …
Paying a homeschool leader to start business and benefit the homeschool group
We are a new unincorporated nonprofit association and our Director has applied to become a notary. Can we use our fundraising funds to cover the cost for her to become a notary? She would be offering complimentary notary services to…