There are two types of costs associated with starting California NonProfit Corporations or Asociations and attaining recognition from the I.R.S. and the California Franchise Tax Board as a 501(c)3 NonProfit Tax Exempt Organization:
Application Fees
Application Fees are federal and state required fees for submitting the forms and registrations necessary to reach full compliance. The IRS will charge a fee for their exemption application and that fee is based upon income projections- currently either $275 or $600 for 501(C)3 applications and $600 for other exempt organization types. The state you are operating from may have application fees in addition to your nonprofit incorporation. Registration of Officers, Charitable Solicitation Registration and Registration for Exemption from State and State Sales Tax are the most common applications requiring a fee with submission.
Preparation Fees
Preparation Fees cover the preparation and submission of all your electronic filings, preparation of your manual filings and preparation of the support documentation required for all compliant exempt nonprofits. Support documents will include Bylaws, Initial Meeting Minutes and policies including Conflicts of Interest, Whistleblower and Document Retention.
Application Fees of all California Filings Costs for a California NonProfit Corporation will be $100.00 for all NonProfit Public Benefit Corporations (the most common type of charitable entity formation in California), $50.00 for a NonProfit Religious Corporation or $25.00 for an Unincorporated Nonprofit Association.
We determine both the Application Fees and the Preparation Fees
To determine the total cost to start a California NonProfit Tax Exempt Organization, you must know whether you are going to Incorporate or operate as an Unincorporated NonProfit Association. We can then determine both the Application Fees and the Preparation Fees based upon the activities you will be performing.
Don't be misled by quotes that do not include Application Fees; many newly formed NonProfit organizations discover additional- and substantial- Application Fees only after the process has already begun and when it's too late to do anything but forge forward with the process.
We disclose all fees
At TaxFreeCharity.com, we disclose each specific fee, every application and every penny your organization will be required to pay up front in order to reach full compliance from both the State of California and the Internal Revenue Service. We’re the “No Surprises” Experts in starting California NonProfit Corporations and Tax Exempt Associations.
Application Fees of all California Filings Costs for a California NonProfit Corporation will be $115.00 for all NonProfit Public Benefit Corporations (the most common type of charitable entity formation in California), $90.00 for a NonProfit Religious Corporation or $25.00 for an Unincorporated Nonprofit Association.
Preparation Fees are based upon the total time required to complete the required filings. We Guarantee the Lowest Price to start California NonProfit Organizations.
We charge based on Your Needs
We will provide you an exact quote once we establish some basic information that will let us put the package together that fulfills your California NonProfit Organization's needs exactly. We’ll do each required filing to make you fully compliant on both the State and Federal levels.
In order to give you an exact quote, we establish some basic information that will let us put the package together that fulfills your California NonProfit.
Organization's needs exactly. We’ll do only what is required make you fully compliant on both the State and Federal levels.
We believe in full fee disclosure
Call us at (310) 963-7640 and we’ll explain exactly which services are required to start a NonProfit Corporation for you, and exactly how much it will cost. Full fee disclosure is the first step in starting a NonProfit down the road to success.