Can my nonprofit be a Community Shares of Mid Ohio member?

  • Can my nonprofit be a Community Shares of Mid Ohio member?

  • Legal and Compliance Requirements

  • Has your organization had your IRS 501(c)(3) Letter of Determination for at least 2 years?
  • Does your IRS 501(c)(3) Letter of Determination address match your current 990 address or would you be willing to update it?
  • Do you have a current Certificate of Continued Existence from the Ohio Secretary of State?
  • Is your registration current with the Ohio Attorney General?
  • Does your organization have a current City of Columbus Solicitation Permit? If not, are you willing to get one?

  • Governance and Financial Integrity  

  • Is your organization a chapter?
  • If affiliated with a national/state organization, do you have a letter of local presence or is your headquarters willing to write one?
  • Is your board composed of at least 3 voting, uncompensated members with no material conflicts of interest?
  • Is your accounting on an accural system?
  • Does your organization follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?
  • Which 990 have you filed with the IRS within the last 18th months?
  • If you file a 990-EZ or 990-N, you must provide completed pages 1, 9, and 10 of the full 990. Are you willing to do this?
  • According to your most recent IRS Form 990, are your organization’s combined administrative and fundraising expenses (FRA) 30.0% or less of total revenue?
  • If your FRA exceeds 30%, can you provide a formal written plan explaining why the costs are reasonable and how you plan to reduce them? If your FRA is lower than 30%, answer yes.
  • Is your FRA lower than 55.0%
  • Does your organization agree to pay its share of campaign costs based on the share of contributions received?

  • Policies and Ethical Standards 

  • Do you have a board-approved Conflict of Interest Policy? If not, is your board willing to adopt one?
  • Do you have a board-approved Non-Discrimination or Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in compliance with all relevant laws?
  • Do you certify that you do not employ or contribute funds to individuals/entities on federal terrorist watch lists?

  • Mission and Social Impact

  • Does your organization have a board-approved mission statement that guides its work?
  • Does your organization have a regular goal-setting process that includes: Goals for your programs and services? Goals for internal agency development (e.g., board growth, fundraising, planning, leadership development)?
  • Does your organization actively challenge injustice or promote social change in any of the following ways?  Promotes equitable distribution of resources Empowers individuals to act for systemic change Works to eliminate barriers to full participation in society Promotes environmental, animal, or human sustainability Prevents discrimination

  • Organization

  • Is your organization operated, managed, or controlled by the government or any educational institution?
  • Is your organization faith affliated?
  • If faith-affiliated, does your organization have its own 501(c)(3) and board of directors separate from the religious body?
  • If your organization is faith-affiliated, are the services you provide entirely non-religious in nature and delivered without religious content or requirements?
  • Does you organization provide any of the following health and human services?  • adoption assistance • emergency shelter care and relief services • family, child and adult day care services • food and nutrition services • foster care for children and adults • health support services; or a combination of programs or services specifically designed to meet the needs of children and youth, the ill and infirm, the mentally and physically challenged, the elderly, poor, minorities or women. • information, referral and counseling services • neighborhood and community organization services • preservation of the rights of animals, for those animals that provide direct benefits to people • programs or services for school age children with special needs • protection, preservation or restoration of the air, water and land, if these provide direct benefits to people • recreational services • safety and protective services for children and adults • safety services • service, support, research and education in the health fields • services related to the management and maintenance of the home • social adjustment and rehabilitation services • the preparation and delivery of meals • transportation services
  • Is your nonprofit providing services to residents in the state of Ohio and can document that?
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