Outside USA

Are you or your organization outside the U.S.A.?

Would you like your own organization in the U.S. so that you can raise money for projects in your country?

No problem. We do everything through our website or by e-mail, so it’s smooth and easy.

You will need someone in the U.S. to do some minimal tasks during the process of incorporation and securing tax-exempt status from the IRS (a phone call, printing out documents and mailing them to the Secretary of State and to the IRS). This person (or someone else in the U.S.) can be the incorporator.

You will need a resident agent who resides in the state you decide to incorporate in (whose only responsibility is to pass legal papers on to the organization). If you don’t know of anyone who can be your resident agent, you can do an Internet search for “resident agent service” and find a company that can perform this service for you. We can also assist you locating a registered agent.

Your treasurer must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident in the U.S., and your financial records must be kept in the U.S. if you wish U.S. donors to be able to deduct their donations. If your treasurer and financial records are not in the U.S., donations are normally not tax-deductible although you may receive grants from 501(c)(3) organizations.

Your directors (you need at least three) and officers do not need to reside in the U.S. or be U.S. citizens (with the exception of the treasurer already mentioned).

The organization must have a control mechanism to assure that any monies spent in your foreign country are actually going for the tax-exempt purposes you intend.

The organization cannot merely be a channel for contributions to a foreign charitable organization. Your corporation must review and approve foreign projects and have control and discretion as to the use of the contributions given to any foreign organizations.