05-03-2013, 06:13 AM
Start out at State level. Go on line to the Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs on the State website, then to Business Registration Division. Find application form for Domestic NonProfit. Fill out and submit. There is a $20 or $25 filing fee, I believe.
At the IRS offlice in Hilo,at the Hilo Lagoon Center, or at www.IRS.gov, you can get form 1023? or 1083? (can't remember the number exactly), which is the application for a nonprofit. There is also an instruction booklet. Don't let the sheer number of pages discourage you, because you will find that some sections are not applicable at all (such as schools or hospitals or churches). Then just take it one line at a time and plow through it. The instruction booklet also takes it in order, so you can work the two together.
Don't expect a fast response, because they are backed up by about a year. Good luck!
At the IRS offlice in Hilo,at the Hilo Lagoon Center, or at www.IRS.gov, you can get form 1023? or 1083? (can't remember the number exactly), which is the application for a nonprofit. There is also an instruction booklet. Don't let the sheer number of pages discourage you, because you will find that some sections are not applicable at all (such as schools or hospitals or churches). Then just take it one line at a time and plow through it. The instruction booklet also takes it in order, so you can work the two together.
Don't expect a fast response, because they are backed up by about a year. Good luck!