MINISTER/PASTOR RESOURCES      These resources are only suggestions and FGRMC makes no guaranty or warranty upon any resource.  

If you are a church, you must decide if you desire IRS 501(c)3  status or not.   There are those who operate totally separate of IRS involvement which at this time is totally legal.   However, any donations given to the church could be challenged should the donor list it as a deductable gift on their taxes.    

 

If you are a religious organization, you must either choose to incorporate as a for profit organization or non profit.   Incorporating as nonprofit requires certain limitations to activities as prescribed by the IRS.   Incorporating as profit organization will disqualify you for 501(c)3 status but give you more liberty to your activities.   The down side is you are subject to taxes.   

 

Below are links for each state from NOLO publications.   Their books will literally take you through the process step by step.  When the founder of FGRMC formed the organization, he used NOLO.  One of the pieces of advice that Nolo gave was.  The IRS inquiries through the process can become very frustrating but keep answering the questions and pressing forward to your non profit status.  

 

 

 

Select your state to learn about your state's nonprofit corporation laws.

 

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
D.C.
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

by: Diana Fitzpatrick, J.D.
IRS FORM 1023EZ    
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1023ez.pdf