Non-Profit Law
Many health and human service providers in New York State are not-for-profit corporations with a charitable mission to make a difference – locally and worldwide. We strive to make a difference for them. We understand the current climate for the charitable sector and the demands on governing bodies to create organizational cultures of integrity, transparency and accountability. We share these important business values. We stay current with IRS best practices and attorney general concerns. We help our tax exempt clients do their good work throughout the world.
Services Available to Nonprofit Clients
We have clients in every sector of the charitable world: education, environmental causes, arts, science, world wide human and economic development, ecotourism, animal rescue, Buddhism, Judaic-Christian study and worship, community foundations, medicine and health care, human services, and long term care. As corporate attorneys for nonprofit organizations, we research and analyze local, state and federal regulations and help our clients with on-going compliance, and assist and support managers and board members regarding their legal and ethical duties regarding such issues as:
- Incorporation and revisions to Certificate of Incorporation
- IRS applications for tax exemption
- NYS attorney general concerns
- Real property tax exemption issues
- Sales tax exemption issues
- Bylaws
- Board meetings & development
- Corporate governance best practices