Our Work

  • Incorporation of nonprofit and for-profit corporations under state laws
  • Registration with Attorneys General to comply with state solicitation statutes
  • Applications for Federal charitable exempt status and state sales and real estate sales tax exemptions
  • Structuring complex financial transactions, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions with nonprofits and for-profits
  • Streamlining corporate structures to minimize tax liability, including liability for unrelated business taxable income
  • Providing counsel on tax, fiduciary, liability, lobbying, employment, fundraising, and compensation issues
  • Developing boards and management procedures
  • Drafting of domestic and international grant-making procedures
  • Negotiation of key contracts, including leases
  • Analysis of compensation and benefits arrangements
  • Tracking of state and Federal legislative and regulatory developments
  • Preparation of IRS rulings and reclassification requests and audit strategies
  • Review of solicitation materials
  • Preparation and review of IRS Forms 990
  • Formulation of charitable mission statements
  • Board training and workshops
  • Representation in zoning matters