I’ve got a lot of questions in one:
How does a non-profit organization become national? Is the initial incorporation national, or can you only incorporate at a State level? How does a non-profit specify that it wishes to be a national corporation?
Also, if there is a parent non-profit that is state-based, can that non-profit have a daughter affiliate that is national? What must one do for that?
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Can A Non-profit Incorporation Be National?
Posted on October 23, 2010.
YES NOT ONLY CAN IT BE NATIONAL CAN EVEN BE GLOBAL
A non profit can be national in its scope. Most organizations acquire 501(c)(3) tax exemption by filing IRS Form 1023. The form must be accompanied by a $850 filing fee if the gross receipts for the organization are expected to average $10,000 or more. If gross receipts are expected to average less than $10,000, the filing fee is reduced to $400. There are some classes of organizations that automatically are treated as tax exempt under 501(c)(3), without the need to file Form 1023:
Churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches
Organizations that are not private foundations and that have gross receipts that normally are not more than $5,000.