Forming Nonprofit in Delaware
The Process
Delaware is known as one of the three incorporation-friendly states, the other two being Nevada and Wyoming. Delaware nonprofits are formed by filing Certificate of Incorporation with Delaware Secretary of State. The entire filing process takes 4-6 weeks, with recommended expedited option available for extra fee, cutting the processing time to just 1 business days, plus 3-5 days for mailing. To learn more about forming a nonprofit in Delaware you can visit Delaware State government website.
Name Identifiers and Abbreviations
The name of the Delaware nonprofit must end with one of the following words/abbreviations:
- Inc.
- Corp.
- Co.
- Ltd.
- Incorporated
- Corporation
- Company
- Limited
- Association
- Club
- Fund
- Institute
- Society
- Syndicate
- Union
Additional Filings
Depending on the nature of your activity some additional filings could be necessary to complete the proper set up of your nonprofit. Click on the items below to learn about each:
KEEP IN MIND: in order for your nonprofit to be exempt from State and Federal income and property taxes some additional filings might be necessary. Click to learn more about various aspects of filing and running a nonprofit.
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