[Eg-oversight-board] Setting Up a Non-Profit

[Sharon Herbert]

Filing requirements seem to be the biggest difference. If Mobius is  
already familiar with requirements in Missouri, that would be to our  
advantage

https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/state-filing-requirements-nonprofits

I don't see anything there ^^ that offers significant advantage to  
filing in any particular state.

Sharon
Quoting "Gagnon, Ron" <gagnon at noblenet.org>:

> Different states may have different annual filing requirements.  I know
> that we at NOBLE also have to file two reports with Massachusetts, one
> listing our officers and contact info and another to retain our charitable
> status.  Might be helpful to know what Missouri requirements would be.
>
> Ron
>
> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 11:19 AM, Timothy Spindler <tspindler at cwmars.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Terran, for non-profits, I'm not aware of any advantages or disadvantages
>> with different states but I haven't researched it thoroughly.  The one
>> thing that does come to mind is that if we incorporate in a states where
>> there are no Evergreen users, would that create a paperwork headache down
>> the road.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tim Spindler | Executive Director | C/W MARS
>>
>> ts <tspindler at cwmars.org>pindler at cwmars.org <tspindler at cwmars.org>  
>> | 508-755-3323
>> x120 <(508)%20755-3323>
>>
>> http://www.cwmars.org
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Terran McCanna <
>> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Tim!
>>>
>>> I don't have any objections to incorporating in Missouri. Are there any
>>> benefits or disadvantages of incorporating in one state or another? I
>>> assume if we were a for-profit we'd be more concerned about taxation
>>> differences from one state to another, but I don't know that there are big
>>> differences between states for non-profits.
>>>
>>> Terran McCanna
>>> PINES Program Manager
>>> Georgia Public Library Service
>>> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150+Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>> Atlanta, GA 30345
>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150+Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>> 404-235-7138 <(404)%20235-7138>
>>> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 11:10 AM, Timothy Spindler <tspindler at cwmars.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just got off the phone with Donna Bacon and she can have their lawyers
>>>> start the process of setting up a corporation and non-profit.  She said
>>>> that MOBIUS can work with us to handle contracts, etc. for the 2019
>>>> conference if there is not yet an Evergreen non-profit to sign off on
>>>> contracts.
>>>>
>>>> Her lawyers can incorporate in Missouri.  I was wondering if the board
>>>> is ok with this or would prefer we incorporate in a different  
>>>> state?  Do we
>>>> need a longer more detailed discussion about where to incorporate.
>>>>
>>>> Tim Spindler | Executive Director | C/W MARS
>>>>
>>>> ts <tspindler at cwmars.org>pindler at cwmars.org  
>>>> <tspindler at cwmars.org> | 508-755-3323
>>>> x120 <(508)%20755-3323>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cwmars.org
>>>>
>>>>
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