Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: 🧾Seeking help with setting up a 501(c)3 nonprofit and finding fiscal sponsors

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Mar 27, 2024, at 6:52 PM, Neil Planchon <neil [at] swansway.com> wrote:
> I am working on a couple of projects and would love referrals from you to 
> cohousing friendly Certified Public Accountants (CPA) who I could speak with 
> about setting up a 501(c)3 nonprofit. A resident of a community offering 
> those services would be a wonderful surprise.
> 
> And, I am also seeking  fiscal sponsors who you might know and would 
> recommend. 

The Nolo guide is a very good one. It isn’t hard and isn’t an accounting task. 
The thing to understand is that a 501c3 is for the good of the public, not the 
organization itself. 

Cohousing is a real estate development project so it doesn’t qualify unless a 
group is developing housing for another targeted population of underserved 
people — defined by the government as underserved. Usually there are government 
or foundation grants available to serve them that can be used by a 501c3.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org