Soliciting funds, donations and fund raising
A homeschool leaders wishes to "solicit funds" and asks if she needs 501c3 status first.
Category Nonprofit status
Your state wants your nonprofit to register
Many homeschool groups breath a sigh of relief when they get 501 tax exempt status from the IRS! But only a few realize that their government paperwork is not over! 41 states require nonprofits to register with their state when…
Is your homeschool organization a “mutual benefit” organization? Maybe not!
Most homeschool co-ops are public benefit organizations because they serve a public good (i.e. education of children) and are not mutual benefit organizations.
What does it take to be a nonprofit?
For years, I have heard homeschool groups leaders say things like this: “We’re not an official nonprofit.” “We’re not a recognized nonprofit?” “We’re not a registered nonprofit” Or sometimes, the leaders say this: “We’re a nonprofit but we don’t have…
Non-profit or for-profit for a homeschool co-op?
I am planning to start a homeschool nature-based co-op, where the parents will stay on-site, and we will meet 1-2 days per week. I believe we would be a for-profit organization. Is there some reason to choose non-profit status versus…
Form an LLC to homeschool your own children: Good idea or not?
Hi Carol, I love your website – so much great information! Can I incorporate and form an LLC where my husband would hire me/my company to teach our children? If not, would I need to start some sort of online…
Can homeschool groups benefit from being a Private Membership Association (PMA)?
I have had several homeschool leaders contact me in the past few weeks asking about Private Membership Associations (PMAs). I had not heard that term before so I did some research. I learned that PMAs are businesses or nonprofit organizations…
Do Articles of Incorporation have to be submitted if we’re not a nonprofit/501c3?
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.…
Operating a homeschool group in multiple states
A homeschool group leader contacted me recently. She ran a homeschool group that was established in Kentucky as a nonprofit corporation, but now operated from a location in Ohio (just across the Ohio River). She was wondering what she needed…
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.…