How to start a non- profit organization

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   Lev Martyniuk

   Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Attorney

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   Answered May 05, 2009 13:20. I am not your attorney and the information I am providing is educational only. You need to speak to a lawyer in your community about this matter.
   
   Go see a lawyer first. Or wing it and file articles of incorporation for your non-profit with the Ohio Secretary of State. Then you'll need a Tax ID no. to open bank accounts (IRS Form SS-4). Next you'll have to decide if you want to be a real non-profit (and whether you can qualify to be one for Tax purposes). If so, you'll need to file lots of paperwork with the IRS and a form to do this.
   
   Go to www.irs.gov and check on the Nonprofits and Charities tab. There's lots of information there. There's no shortcut for this. You should go to a lawyer who handles this type of work and discuss what you want to do and what's the best way to get there.
   
   Good luck.

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