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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> Non Profit
Handbook <a
href="http://www.nonprofitoregon.org/catalog/oregon-nonprofit-corportation-handbook">http://www.nonprofitoregon.org/catalog/oregon-nonprofit-corportation-handbook</a>
it is an excellent guide for forming a non profit.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One pitfall to look out for is deciding to
be a membership organization or not. An example of a membership organization would
be the Chamber, Rotary, etc. They are <u>not</u> 501c3s and as such might not
be eligible for foundation grants.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
[mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>George Custer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, <st1:date
Year="2011" Day="07" Month="7" ls="trans" w:st="on">July 07, 2011</st1:date> <st1:time
Minute="09" Hour="16" w:st="on">4:09 PM</st1:time><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [OMS_MANAGERS] 501c(3)
Costs?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Hello All,<br>
<br>
We in Oakridge are hoping to apply (finally) for our own 501C(3) status. We
have been operating as a program under a local Community Dev. Corp. and want to
be on our own. We are a small organization with a current total budget of less
than $10,000. <br>
<br>
We plan at this time to use Legal Zoom to do the paperwork. Any comments on
this? We know that we'll need general liability insurance. But do we really
need the insurance for the officers? I also understand that we'll need an audit
each year. By a CPA or can a licensed book keeper do the job?<br>
<br>
Are there any other annual costs that we will need to consider?<br>
<br>
Our community and area has around 5,000 people.<br>
<br>
Thanks for any and all comments/help.<br>
<br>
George Custer, President<br>
Uptown Business & Revitalization Assoc.<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P.O. Box 839</st1:Street> <br>
<st1:City w:st="on">Oakridge</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97463</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><br>
541-225-8484 <br>
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