Nonprofit law resources provided by California nonprofit attorney Gene Takagi.

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IRS

• IRS - Charities & Non-Profits

• Life Cycle of a Public Charity

• Life Cycle of a Private Foundation

• Life Cycle of a Social Welfare Organization

• Exempt Organizations FAQs

• On-Line Workshop for Exempt Organizations

• Form 990 – Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax

• Form 990-EZ – Short Form Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax

• 2008 Instructions for Form 990

• 2008 Instructions for Form 990-EZ

• Form 990-T - Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return

• 2007 Instructions for Form 990-T

• Form 1023 – Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3)

• Instructions for Form 1023

• Form 1024 - Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(a)

• Package 1024 (including Instructions)

• Form 5768 – Election / Revocation of [Section 501(h)] Election

California Secretary of State

• Articles of Incorporation (Domestic Nonprofit Mutual Benefit, Public Benefit or Religious Corporation)

• Certificate of Amendment (Domestic Nonprofit Corporation)

• Statement of Information – Domestic Nonprofit Corporation (SI-100)

• Corporate Mergers

• Certificate of Election to Wind Up and Dissolve (Domestic Nonprofit Corporation)

• Certificate of Dissolution (Domestic Nonprofit Corporation)

California Franchise Tax Board

• Exempt Organizations – Pub 927

• Exempt Organizations – Requirements for Filing Returns and Paying Filing Fees – Pub 1068

• Exempt Organizations – Guide for Political Organizations – Pub 1075

• Form 199 – 2008 California Exempt Organization Annual Information Return

• Form 199 – 2008 Instructions

• Form 109 Booklet – 2008 Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Booklet

• Form 3500 Booklet – 2008 Exemption Application Booklet

California Attorney General

• Guide for Charities

• Nonprofit Transactions Requiring Notice or Attorney General Approval

• Guide to Charitable Giving for Donors

• Charities

• Charities FAQs

• Summary of Nonprofit Integrity Act

• Charities Search (Guidestar)

• Charities Search

Other Legal Resources

• California Code

• Internal Revenue Code

Governance

• BoardSource

• Urban Institute - Nonprofit Governance in the United States

Management

• CompassPoint - SF Bay Area

• Center for Nonprofit Management - L.A.

• The Nonprofit FAQ

• Nonprofit Genie

Fundraising

• Association of Fundraising Professionals

• Grassroots Fundraising Journal

Planned Giving

• National Committee on Planned Giving

• Northern California Planned Giving Council

Philanthropy

• Council on Foundations

• Independent Sector

• Foundation Center

Information

• Guidestar

• National Center for Charitable Statistics

News

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy

• Philanthropy News Digest

• Council on Foundations Newsroom

• Alltop - Nonprofit

Blogs

• Nonprofit Law Blog

• onPhilanthropy - Buzz

• OMB Watch - Advocacy Blog

• Alliance for Justice - The Nonprofit Foundation and Advocacy Blog

• Charity Governance

• Philanthropy 2173

• Tactical Philanthropy

Journals

• Stanford Social Innovation Review

• Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

• Taxation of Exempts