Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine covering best strategies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses. Published quarterly by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Subscriber Login



Auto-login on future visits

Forgot your password?
Obtain a login

Submit a Question

Ask An Expert

David Hosley on Board Development
View Profile

I need to know what legal avenues to travel in order to obtain nonprofit status. I already have the design, website, and everything else in order. Do I contact an estate planning attorney or someone else?

It’s not very hard to obtain nonprofit status. You can do it at the federal or state level. There’s some desire to have one process for both, but I don’t believe that’s in place at this time. The process for state nonprofit status probably varies, but you should be able to google “nonprofit status” and your state and find out how to get the forms. I did it a few years ago for a statewide organization that I belong to, and it took me less than eight hours of work over a couple of months.

Chat Bubble Post a Comment

Name:

Email:

Location:

URL:

Remember my personal information

Please enter the word you see in the image below: