If you have been following along, we have been conducting a series of posts on how to launch a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in California. Now that the Defending Equity Initiative has filed its Articles of Incorporation and is officially formed in California, we need to complete the initial filings with various key regulators to properly set up our new nonprofit. As the Managing Paralegal here at Mill Law Center, part of my job is to make sure all of the initial filings and registrations get done. The same goes for the nonprofit we just formed.

As the Managing Paralegal here at MLC, part of my job is to make sure all of the initial filings and registrations get done  – the same goes for the nonprofit we just formed.

A few disclaimers:

• Like with all of our other blog posts – this post is not intended as legal advice – we recommend that you work with a law firm or other experts if you can to launch a nonprofit.  These are just samples of how we work through some of these forms that you might use as a reference.

• These are the filings required for a California nonprofit that is only operating and soliciting charitable donations in California.  If you’re incorporated in a different state or operating in other states you probably have different filings to worry about.  California gives you a good idea of the type of forms states want, but every state is a little bit different.

Keeping our momentum going, I’m pleased to announce a new resource on our MLC Resources page. This time, the topic is “Non-Profit Corporate Structures: The Basis and Advanced Applications.”

I think the intro to the presentation on that page does most of the work, but a few stray thoughts: