i.r.s. forms
Long before The Exchange had its current name, in the fall of 2009, the group of people putting the organization together had to apply for non-profit status with the Internal Revenue Service. They chose the name "203 West Main Street Inc." -- the address of the building that they would move into in early 2010. In order to not re-invent every wheel, they looked for examples of what others had written, through a simple Google search -- and amazingly enough, the Minnesota Transportation Museum had put their IRS documents onto their Web site. Although coming from a completely different sort of organization, the MTM's 1023 form and narrative offered an excellent model, and we have always felt gratitude for their generosity.
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In that spirit, we offer the documents here to any- and everyone interested. We do NOT make any claim that current-day applicants will have the same success that we did (the IRS has gotten pickier about what they look for in a 501(c)(3) application), but we hope that you find these documents helpful. We certainly do NOT offer them as any sort of legal advice.
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If you have any questions for us, please get in touch.
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203 West Main Street Inc. 1023 form 203 West Main Street Inc. 1023 narrative
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