Paperwork

[bjarvis]

I've spent the past couple of evenings working on the application to the IRS for 501(c)(3) status for DC Diamond Circulate, the corporation we've formed to host the 2009 IAGSDC square dance convention in Washington, DC. If the application is successful, not only will DCDC not have to pay income tax but we will be able to give tax-deductible receipts to donors and be eligible to receive grants from most foundations & organizations.

Of course, nothing this useful is ever easy. In order to proceed, I have had to prepare:

• a conflict of interest policy for the board members;
  
• a form for declaring potential conflicts of interest;
  
• a description of program to provide goods, services to individuals;
  
• a description of program to provide goods, services to groups;
  
• officer qualifications, job descriptions, etc.;
  
• descriptions of fund-raising programs;
  
• a list of states, jurisdictions in which we are fund-raising;
  
• a draft budget for the current and next two years; and,
  
• a draft balance sheet for the rest of this year.
  

At least I already had the articles of incorporation and by-laws on hand.

It's times like this I remember that I really don't particularly like filing forms and writing grant proposals. The sad part is that I'm actually pretty good at it. Go figure. At least the home stretch on this particular draft is in sight... I just need feedback from various other committee members on the drafts created thus far.

Going to sleep now...

Comments

[abqdan.livejournal.com]

I don't envy you the next few years - Everyone says being on a conventon board is both rewarding and exhausting. Good luck with the filing!

Has anyone considered using the IAGSDC registration system for the convention? So far, it's only been used for fly-ins, but it was designed to support conventions too. If anyone wants further info, they can contact me via IAGSDC at webmaster@iagsdc.org. I'd be interested in extending the functionality to meet your needs, if anyone wants to work with me on that.

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

I wonder if such a status exists in Canada and if there's actually more paperwork involved.