Washington Nonprofit Corporations
Nonprofit corporations in Washington State are governed by Chapter 24.03 RCW of the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act.
You form a Washington nonprofit corporation by filing articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State.
Ironically a nonprofit corporation in Washington cannot contain an incorporated ending such as Corporation, Company, Incorporated, and especially not an ending like LLC, or Limited Company.
The common legal identifier endings used for Washington nonprofit corporations are endings like: a nonprofit corporation, foundation, fund, committee, society, services, association, league, or club.
A Washington nonprofit corporation will cost $30.00 to file the articles of incorporation with the Washington Secretary of State. They take about 1-2 months unless you pay the $20.00 expedite fee for 1-3 day processing.
If you're going to raise funds in Washington State, you'll need to register with the Washington Charities program of the Washington Secretary of State. This registration costs $20.00 and can also be expedited with the State for another $20.00.
If you're hiring Washington Registered Agent LLC to act as the registered agent for your nonprofit corporation, we have both the articles of incorporation and the charity registration forms on the thank you page and emailed to you after you sign up for service.
Washington State is one of the most common places to start a nonprofit corporation.
The initial filing must consist of the following:
- Name
- Effective Date
- Length of Existence
- Purpose (This is usually the part you need to research to make compliant with the tax exempt status for the IRS. You will have to list a specific charitable purpose to get tax exempt status with the IRS)
- What the corporation will do with the assets it acquires upon dissolution
- Name and address of each director
- The address and name of the Washington Registered Agent
- Signature, name, and address of the incorporator
You can fax the filing into the State and pay with credit card or you can mail the filing in.
We recommend filing the Washington Charitable solicitations registration form after you get a UBI number and your articles have been accepted.
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