Editing 501(c)(3) process (section)

===Phase 1: Get Organized===

#Come up with our [[Mission Statement]]
#Develop our fundraising plan (see [[Mo money...]]) We don't need this to incorporate in Maryland, but we'll something like this for our 501(c)(3) application.
#Draft [[Bylaws]]. We don't need this to incorporate in Maryland, but we'll something like this for our 501(c)(3) application. (Initial drafting is done, needs to be reviewed by more people)
#Select a few people to act as incorporaters. These people will have their name in the [[Articles of Incorporation]] and act as the interim Board of Directors until our organizational meeting.
#File our [[Articles of Incorporation]] with the state of Maryland. The application fee is $170 and takes 7-8 weeks. Or $220 for same day, in person service at their office. State Department of Assessments and Taxation, Charter Room 801, 301 W. Preston Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2395
#Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) so we can open a bank account. This is a [http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html simple form on the IRS website]. Someone on the interim Board of Directors can fill out the online form and we'll get an EIN immediately
#Open a [[Bank Account]]. One of the interim members of the Board of Directors can do this once we haven an EIN.
#Hold our organizational meeting where we will ratify the [[bylaws]] and elect Officers (President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary) who will also serve as the Board of Directors. (At least that's what's in the draft [[Bylaws]] at the moment.) We need to take special care in keeping minutes at this meeting for later filings.

'''all of this is done [[User:Abachman|Abachman]] 19:22, 5 August 2009 (UTC)'''