Tag co-op

Can a small homeschool group get 501c3 status?

In the past week, I have received two emails from homeschool leaders in MD and CA with a surprisingly similar situations. In both groups, a small number of homeschooling families were joining together to hire a single teacher to teach their children once or twice a week. They had questions about paying the teacher and 501c3 tax exempt status.

Should a co-op be a separate organization?

Carol, We have one entity (group) that works outside of our association, this is our Co-op group. This group does take in money – I believe it’s run out of a separate bank account. I know our Co-op group has…