First of all, congratulations in your decision to start a nonprofit organization. Our policy allows us to provide organizations with services after they have submitted their application for 501c3 status. If you have completed your 501c3 application, but have not yet received a response from the IRS, simply submit a copy of your 1023 form in place of your 501c3 letter.

If you have not yet filed your application, unfortunately at this time your organization is ineligible for Grassroots.org membership. If you are interested in becoming a 501c3 and would like information and resources on how to become one, we invite you to check out these resources:

http://www.snpo.org/resources/startup.php
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/tax.html