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Non-Profit Organizations
Integrated non-profit law & tax exempt services
Whether you are seeking advice on
- charitable organizations, trade associations, educational organizations, social welfare organizations, family and corporate foundations
- public charities, private foundations, supporting organizations, charitable trusts, endowment trusts
- taxable nonprofit organizations or other non-profit organizations
our team can guide you step by step.
We help clients manage
- State non-profit laws and filing requirements
- Qualification for tax exempt status and filing the Application for Recognition of Exemption of Tax Exempt Status with the IRS
- Unrelated business income issues
- Private inurement, private benefit, excess benefit transactions and other tax compliance issues
- Transactions between the non-profit organization and its founders, donors, board members, officers and employees
- Charitable giving and endowment policies
- Acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations
- Corporate governance, conflicts of interest, appropriate organizational structures
A wide level of experience and diverse perspectives
- Nelson Mullins’ non-profit attorneys include former special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Tax attorneys with LLM degrees in tax law
- Attorney team includes former certified public accountants
- Attorney team experience includes counsel to trade associations, university and college counsel, school district counsel
Our clients span industry sectors
- Healthcare Industry
- Educational Organizations
- Governmental and quasi-governmental organizations
- Public Housing and other public initiatives
- Trade Associations
Make careful, timely, and informed decisions
Address the myriad of issues that confront the non-profit organization from organization, operation, consolidation and dissolution while simultaneously managing the tax exempt or taxable aspects of the organization. Our team works side-by-side with our non-profit clients, developing an understanding of their business objectives and helping to achieve tax objectives.
Our non-profit organization services help you to
- Track, analyze, and understand state and federal laws applicable to your non-profit status and your tax exempt status
- Establish necessary policies and procedures
- Address and document governance decisions and responsibilities
- Respond to inquiries or audits by the IRS
- Create compliant joint ventures, mergers, and other strategic applications
- Receive advice on the state and federal implication of commercial transactions
- Maintain tax exempt status
Why Nelson Mullins?
- A practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Relationships with key government professionals in the communities in which we do business
Why Nelson Mullins?
- A practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Relationships with key government professionals in the communities in which we do business
Why Nelson Mullins?
- A practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Relationships with key government professionals in the communities in which we do business
Why Nelson Mullins?
- A practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Relationships with key government professionals in the communities in which we do business
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
- Represented non-profit organizations in providing advice on corporate governance matters
- Represented non-profit hospitals, educational organizations, trade associations, and foundations
- Represented university boards of trustees on such matters as employment contracts, CEO compensation, performance evaluation, goal-setting, current and deferred compensation, Intermediate Sanctions, Sarbanes-Oxley, and best practices for managing higher education institutions
Why Nelson Mullins?
- A practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Relationships with key government professionals in the communities in which we do business
We help clients manage
- State non-profit laws and filing requirements
- Qualification for tax exempt status and filing the Application for Recognition of Exemption of Tax Exempt Status with the IRS
- Unrelated business income issues
- Private inurement, private benefit, excess benefit transactions and other tax compliance issues
- Transactions between the non-profit organization and its founders, donors, board members, officers and employees
- Charitable giving and endowment policies
- Acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations
- Corporate governance, conflicts of interest, appropriate organizational structures
A wide level of experience and diverse perspectives
- Nelson Mullins’ non-profit attorneys include former special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Tax attorneys with LLM degrees in tax law
- Attorney team includes former certified public accountants
- Attorney team experience includes counsel to trade associations, university and college counsel, school district counsel
Our clients span industry sectors
- Healthcare Industry
- Educational Organizations
- Governmental and quasi-governmental organizations
- Public Housing and other public initiatives
- Trade Associations
Make careful, timely, and informed decisions
Address the myriad of issues that confront the non-profit organization from organization, operation, consolidation and dissolution while simultaneously managing the tax exempt or taxable aspects of the organization. Our team works side-by-side with our non-profit clients, developing an understanding of their business objectives and helping to achieve tax objectives.
Our non-profit organization services help you to
- Track, analyze, and understand state and federal laws applicable to your non-profit status and your tax exempt status
- Establish necessary policies and procedures
- Address and document governance decisions and responsibilities
- Respond to inquiries or audits by the IRS
- Create compliant joint ventures, mergers, and other strategic applications
- Receive advice on the state and federal implication of commercial transactions
- Maintain tax exempt status
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
- Represented non-profit organizations in providing advice on corporate governance matters
- Represented non-profit hospitals, educational organizations, trade associations, and foundations
- Represented university boards of trustees on such matters as employment contracts, CEO compensation, performance evaluation, goal-setting, current and deferred compensation, Intermediate Sanctions, Sarbanes-Oxley, and best practices for managing higher education institutions
- A practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Relationships with key government professionals in the communities in which we do business
