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Teens Communicating to Win is our signature program that's helping youth excel academically and socially. For more information visit http://www.tcwin.org.
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Grant Awards – Partial List
Americorps (state level-multi-year award)
Association of Children and Families (acf.gov)
Bank of America - ($200,000 Neighborhood Builders Grant)
Community Service Block Grants (multiple municipalities)
Department of Labor- Parolee Job Placement
EJ Grassman Foundation
Housing and Urban Development – Housing Counseling
Hyde and Watson Foundation
Investors Savings Foundation
Merck Foundation
Neighborworks America
NJ Juvenile Justice Commission
NJ Office of Faith Based Initiatives
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Ronald McDonald Foundation
TD Foundation
Turrell Fund
U.S. Congressional Appropriation
Verizon Foundation
Workforce Investment Act Grants (multiple municipalities)
YouthBuild (multiple grants – one award is $1 million)
Fundraising solutions
Fundraising Solutions
For the past 10 years, we have been committed to providing quality services that leads to increase in funding, innovative program, and community impact.
We have been successful in helping clients obtain grants from (partial list):
- Americorps (state level-multi-year award)
- Association of Children and Families (acf.gov)
- Bank of America - ($200,000 Neighborhood Builders Grant)
- Community Service Block Grants (multiple municipalities)
- Department of Labor- Parolee Job Placement
- EJ Grassman Foundation
- Housing and Urban Development – Housing Counseling
- Hyde and Watson Foundation
- Investors Savings Foundation Merck Foundation
- Neighborworks America
- NJ Juvenile Justice Commission
- NJ Office of Faith Based Initiatives
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Ronald McDonald Foundation
- TD Foundation
- Turrell Fund
- U.S. Congressional Appropriation
- Verizon Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Victoria Foundation
- Workforce Investment Act Grants (multiple municipalities)
- YouthBuild (multiple grants – one award is $1 million)
Starting a Non-Profit Organization
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If you are just starting out as a charitable organization and have not received designation to operate as a 501 C 3, there are several options. The steps below are tips on the incorporation process.
First:
Incorporate your group: 1) write up your purpose or mission (articles of incorporation), 2) appoint board of directors, and 3) set-up bylaws.
Tip: You will need to submit your articles of incorporation, approved by your state, to the IRS. However, the IRS has their own guidelines. Use the articles of incorporation forms provided by your state, contact the IRS to determine any additional sections you would need to add to your articles of incorporation.
Second:
You are now ready to incorporation with your state's Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue. You can expect to pay $115-$150 for this, which includes the filing fee, expedited service (to speed up the turnaround time for filing your Certificate), and the return of a certified, stamped copy of your certificate for your files. You may need the certified stamped copy of our certificate of incorporation to open a bank account.
The Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue has its own forms for non-profit incorporation.
Third:
If you are interested in pursuing federal tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), you should call the IRS at 1(800)829-3676 and request the following (all are free):
• SS-4 - Employer Identification Number
• Form 1023 - Application for Recognition of Exemption
• Form 8718 - User Fee for Exempt Organization Ruling Request
• Publication 557 - Tax-exempt Status for Your Organization
These and other IRS forms commonly used by exempt organizations are also available online from the IRS Web site at http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html. For the 1023 form visit http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1023.pdf .To access a comprehensive listing of downloadable forms and publications by number, click here. The IRS site also provides important information about a wide variety of tax-exempt topics (from the IRS home page, follow the link for "Charities and Non-Profits", then link to "Charitable Orgs").
The Form 1023 is the application that is filed to request recognition from the IRS as a tax-exempt organization. The filing fee depends on your organization's gross receipts for the next four years. Once your form is submitted, expect a turnaround of 3-6 months for the IRS to process your application.
Fourth:
The state in which a non-profit organization operate may reqquire one critical step after receiving tax-exemption from the IRS. An agency would need to register with the Charities Registration Bureau of the state(s) you plan to solicit funds in.
For services outside of the NY metropolitan area (reference: "Securing Your Organization's Future: A complete Guide to Fundraising Strategies." ISBN: 0-87954-900-9)
1) Contact local Community Legal Services office. This federally funded program provides pro bono legal assistance to U.S. organizations if at least one-half of their board of directors can meet their income guidelines and qualify as low income.
For additional information on community resources (i.e. free websites, volunteers) contact us.
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