Hi James, 501(c)(3) status isn't a prerequisite for registering as a charity in WA.
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 3:56 PM, James Hare <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you confirmed that you can register as a charity in Washington prior > to securing tax exempt status from the IRS? > > — > James Hare > President, Wikimedia DC > https://wikimediadc.org > @wikimediadc > > > On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 6:52 PM, Pine W wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Cascadia Wikimedians is currently registered as a nonprofit in > Washington State. Our next step for fundraising purposes will be to > register as a "charity" in Washington State. We have started this process > with a request for relevant records from the state Attorney General's > Office. After we receive a reply from the AGO, we can complete the > remaining steps to become a charity under state law. Charity status will > allow us to conduct fundraising activities among the general public in > Washington State. > > > > Further down the road is our 501(c)(3) application. We have requested > grant funds for the IRS filing fee and for the professional services of an > attorney or CPA to assist us with this process. Hopefully we will complete > this process in 2016. > > > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > > > Full speed ahead, > > > > Pine > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimediaus-l mailing list > > [email protected] (mailto: > [email protected]) > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaus-l > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia
