How to Start a Nonprofit in Delaware

The First State is the second smallest state in the US geographically speaking, but the size and scope of its nonprofit sector far surpasses expectations. Employing 11.4% of the state’s workforce and generating $6 billion in annual revenues (Independent Sector), Delaware relies on its nonprofits to boost its economy while working to make the state a better place. If you’re a Delawarean with a passion project ready to be transformed into a nonprofit organization, ExemptMeNow is here to help you do just that.Incorporating your nonprofit as an exempt corporation is the first step to forming a nonprofit in Delaware. To file for incorporation, a hard copy of the application for a Certificate of Incorporation for Exempt Corporations must be mailed to the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations. The cost for incorporating a nonprofit in Delaware is $89.00, plus $9 for additional application pages.In order to complete the incorporation process, your organization must appoint a Registered Agent who lives in Delaware and list his or her name and address, state the organization’s business purposes in compliance with IRS regulations, write the terms for membership (which could be set forth in your organization’s bylaws), and list the name and address of the organization’s incorporator.

A Faster, Easy Way to Start Your Nonprofit in Delaware

Now you have your Delaware nonprofit corporation, you can use your state information and federal EIN to open a bank account for your nonprofit. However, setting up your nonprofit in Delaware is just part of the process of becoming a formal tax-exempt organization. The next step is to file for a federal tax exemption using either IRS form 1023 or 1023-EZ.The average nonprofit takes 100+ hours of time and often several thousand dollars in professional fees to create. In the past, you were faced with locating, understanding, and filing the forms yourself or hiring an expensive attorney who likely doesn’t specialize in nonprofits.ExemptMeNow is the only secure, fully automated, online platform for creating your Delaware Nonprofit Corporation.