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To find your non-profit status (active, suspended, etc.) in the state of California, click here and type in the name of the organization under Corporation Search.. |
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To find your non-profit status (active, suspended, etc.) for the Federal government, call this number. Ask for the status of your organization; you will be asked for the name and also the corporate number, if you have it. |
| California Corporation Codes | |
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Part 2, Section 5110. Section 5110 through Section 6910 are the governing codes for a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation - 501(c)(3) Part 3, Section 7110. Section 7110 through Section 8910 are the governing codes for a Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation - 501(c)(6) |
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| California Corporation Code Book | This book has all the actual codes for corporations, including
Nonprofits Public Benefit Corporations, 501(c)(3); and Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation, 501(c)(6). This is the law that all corporations need to follow -- Bylaws cannot contradict these codes. |
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| The California Nonprofit Corporation Handbook
by Attorney Anthony Mancuso |
This book contains sample Bylaws, Articles, and Minutes necessary for forming a nonprofit corporation. It has line by line instructions to obtain your state and Federal tax exempt status. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised | First written by General Henry M. Robert in 1874, it is revised regularly. This has basic rules to keep order at meetings and move them along. Most associations have this as their Parliamentary Rule. When the Bylaws do not cover a particular situation, Robert's Rules of Order has the procedure to follow. Your Bylaws can be contrary to what this book states, if your association wishes to follow a different procedure. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Board Source
1828 L Street, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 (formerly National Center for Nonprofit Boards) |
202-452-6262 phone
202-452-6299 fax |
Great resource for information on Board issues and nonprofit procedures |
| BrownCor International
P.O.Box 14770 Milwaukee, WI 53214-0770 |
800-327-2278 phone
800-343-9228 fax BrownCor.com |
Packaging, shipping and warehouse products |
| DCI
DAY CARE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. 16601 Ventura Blvd., Ste 500 Encino, CA 91436 |
800-624-0912 phone
818-501-7612 fax |
Liability insurance for your association |
| IPL
Internet Public Library |
www.ipl.org | |
| NEBS
500 Main Street Groton, MA 01471 |
800-225-6380 | Forms, checks and more for the small business |
| NonProfit Resource
Center |
www.not-for-profit.org | Another resource for information on nonprofit procedures |
| Parent & Child
The Learning Link Between Home & School |
800-724-6527 phone | A great way to advertise your association. For each $7.50 you
can receive 10 magazines every 2 months for one year. Place a 2"
X 4" sticker on the back and get permission from various locations to leave
1 or 2 magazines in their waiting room. The sticker would say:
<list your association information> |
| Positive Promotions
40-01 168th Street Flushing, NY 11358 |
800-635-2666
positivepromotions.com |
Pens, pencils, drinkware, incentives, ribbons, and much much more |
| RAFT
Resource Area For Teachers 1355 Ridder Park Dr. San Jose, CA 95131 |
408 451-1420 - Office
408 451-1428 - Fax |
RAFT provides thousands of Bay Area teachers and community groups with a wide range of interactive learning materials, enhancing math, science, technology and art programs. Materials are surplus items donated by over 1,000 local businesses and range from cardboard tubes to computers! |
| Siegel Display Products
P.O.Box 95 Minneapolis, MN 55440 |
800-626-0322 phone
800-230-5598 fax |
Displays and accessories for trade show/workshop presentations
Phone for free catalog |
| Stationery House
1000 Florida Avenue Hagerstown, MD 21740 |
800-638-3033 phone
800-554-8779 fax stationeryhouse.com |
Custom stationery, envelopes, all occasion cards, forms, certificates, business cards, labels, etc. |
| Successful Events
P.O.Box 64784 St. Paul, MN 55164 |
800-896-9221
successfulevents.org |
Your source for a successful event: badges, lapel pins, planners, pens, mugs, tote bags, and more. |
| UniFirst
2801 UniFirst Drive Owensboro, KY 21423 |
888-786-4347 phone
888-386-4347 fax shopunifirst.com |
Corporate Casual catalog has sweaters, jackets, shirts that can be personalized for a uniform look for your Board. |
| FUND RAISING RESOURCES | |
| Amsterdam Printing & Litho
800-833-6231 Phone 518-843-5204 fax |
www.amsterdamprinting.com |
| The Pin Man
918-587-2405 Phone 918-745-2162 Fax |
www.positivepins.com
www.thepinman-pins.com |
| Sees Candy | www.sees.com |
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You might also consider contacting local community foundations, service organizations and businesses in your area, or your state department of education, which may provide school site-based grants in support of educational technology. |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200 Flint, MI 48502 |
Grants from the Foundation are made in four different programs: Civil
Society, Environment, Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty. Each of our
four programs has funding priorities that are detailed on this site.
www.mott.org |
| The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street New York, NY 0003-3076 |
212-620-4230 phone
800-424-9836 toll free 212-807-3677 fax http://fdncenter.org/ |
| General Grant Information | www.lsc.vsc.edu |
| George Lucas Educational Foundation | http://glef.org |
| Grant Foundations
Resources on the Internet |
www7.tamu-commerce.edu |
| Muncie Public Library
Grant Information |
www.munpl.org |
| University of Wisconsin Madison
Grant Information Center |
www.library.wisc.edu |
| Ventures Foundation
grant information |
venturesfoundation.org |
| Member/Board Recognition | |
| Great Events Publishing
P.O.Box 760 Plainview, NY 11803 |
888-433-8368 phone
516-349-5521 fax www.greateventspublishing.com |
| Points of Light Institute
P.O. Box 66534 Washington, DC 20035 |
800-272-8306 phone
web page is being developed |
| Sales Guides, Int'l
Source for custom imprinted promotional products |
800-352-9899
www.sales-guides.com |
| Successories
Source for employee (board members) motivation adn recognition |
800-535-2773
www.successories.com |
| Legislative Update Info | |
| California Legislature
Senate Assembly |
www.sen.ca.gov
www.assembly.ca.gov |
| Commission on the Status of Women
916-445-3173 phone 916-322-9466 fax |
www.women.ca.gov
click on Legislation |
| LAO Legislative Analyst's
Office
925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 |
916-445-4656 phone
916-324-4463 voice mail www.lao.ca.gov |
| On the Capitol Doorstep
926 J Street, Suite #1007 Sacramento, CA 95814 |
Phone
(916) 442-5431
Fax (916) 442-1035 www.tomatoweb.com/capdoor/ |
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| California Secretary of State
Bill Jones P.O. Box 944230 Sacramento, CA 94244-2300 (916) 657-3537 or tax exempt office at (916) 845-4171
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| California Franchise Tax Board
(800) 852-5711 www.ftb.ca.gov Mail your FTB Form 199 If your association does not have a nonprofit status, the association still needs to file an income tax return |
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| California Charitable Trust
www.caag.state.ca.us File your CT Form RRF-1 Instructions for Form RRF-1 |
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| California Consumer Affairs
(800) 952-5210 www.dca.ca.gov |
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| California Board of Equalization
800-400-7115 TDD service for the hearing impaired 800-735-2929 TDD phones 800-735-2922 Voice phones www.boe.ca.gov Sales tax must be paid for any merchandise sold by an association. Below are local offices you can contact for more information:
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| California Department of Insurance
800-927-HELP 213-897-8921 (213 & 310 area codes) www.insurance.ca.gov Consumer Communications Bureau can provide immediate assistance to callers with insurance related questions or problems. |
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| Federal Internal Revenue Service
(800) 829-1040 www.irs.ustreas.gov File for your Federal nonprofit status, mail your IRS form 990EZ If not a nonprofit, the association must still file an income tax return |
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| Federal Postal Service
(800) 275-8777 www.usps.gov Apply for your nonprofit mail permit or a bulk mail permit |
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| CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline (800) 638-2772 TTY (800) 63808270 www.cpsc.gov You can subscribe to have updates on recalled items emailed or faxed directly to your home |
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