SAMPLING OF STATE WEB SITES FOR INCORPORATION

2006 FRC Conference

Carol Perrotto and Bill Enslen

Team 365

CALIFORNIA

FAQshttp://caag.state.ca.us/charities/faq.htm

Formshttp://ag.ca.gov/charities/forms.htm

How-to guidehttp://www.nedlc.org/Publications/PDF_legal/716.pdf http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/pdf/articles/corp_artsnp.pdf

DELAWARE

General informationhttp://www.state.de.us/corp/ http://www.state.de.us/corp/incnstk.pdf

Flowcharthttp://www.state.de.us/revenue/services/Business_Tax/Step2.shtml

GEORGIA

Nonprofit guidehttp://gcn.org/startup.html

ILLINOIS

How to Guidehttp://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=4133

Formhttp://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=4133

INDIANA

Formhttp://www.in.gov/icpr/webfile/formsdiv/04162.pdf

How to guidehttp://www.in.gov/sos/business/corps/guide_print.html

MARYLAND

Association of Nonprofitshttp://www.marylandnonprofits.org/

How to guidehttp://www.sos.state.md.us/Charity/Non-Profit.htm

MASSACHUSETTShttp://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/advisory/trustees/becominganonprofit.php

MICHIGAN

How to guidehttp://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,%20%207-192-29943_31466_31388-81461--,00.html

Registration as charityhttp://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,1607,7-164-17334_18095-45037--,00.html

Incorporation formhttp://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_Form_560_2448_7.pdf http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_Form_540_2474_7.pdf

File Onlinehttp://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-10557_12901_37231---,00.html

MINNESOTA

Formshttp://www.ag.state.mn.us/charities/charforms.html

General infohttp://www.ag.state.mn.us/pdf/charities/resources.pdf

Incorporation helphttp://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/bus3dcandnparticles.pdf

NEW JERSEY

Incorporationhttps://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/treasury/revenue/dcr/filing/page1.cgi

General processhttp://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/index.html?nonprofitinfo.htm~mainFrame

Nonprofit assistancehttp://www.njnonprofits.org/

NEW YORK

General guidehttp://www.oag.state.ny.us/charities/charities.html http://www.oag.state.ny.us/charities/not_for_profit_booklet.pdf

Formshttp://www.oag.state.ny.us/charities/forms/transactionforms.html

How to incorporate guidehttp://www.oag.state.ny.us/charities/forms/char029.pdf

PENNSYLVANIA

How to guide http://www.dos.state.pa.us/char/cwp/view.asp?a=1092&q=431462#form http://www.pano.org/tipsuccess.php

Register as corporationhttp://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/cwp/view.asp?a=1093&q=431294

TENNESSEE

http://www.state.tn.us/sos/forms/fg-np.pdf

TEXAS

Forms and guideshttp://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms/filingguide/pdf/np.shtml

FAQshttp://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/nonprofitfaqs.shtml http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/exempt/exemptfaq.html

VIRGINIA

Formshttp://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/forms-pdf/cp/oca/charitable/oca102charities.pdf http://www.scc.virginia.gov/division/clk/fee_dom_corp.htm

Business registration guidehttp://www.scc.virginia.gov/division/clk/forms/brg.pdf

WISCONSIN

Charitable regulationhttp://drl.wi.gov/boards/rco/index.htm

FAQhttp://drl.wi.gov/prof/char/pfaq.htm http://www.wdfi.org/corporations/faqs.htm

Incorporation formshttp://www.wdfi.org/corporations/forms/corp181forms.htm

Corporation home pagehttp://www.wdfi.org/corporations/

CANADA

http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/guides/guide4.asp http://www.iog.ca/