Incorporating Your Affiliate
Insert Your State’s Information Here
Sample Text from NAMI North Carolina
Incorporate your affiliate by filing the form titled, “Articles of Incorporation, Nonprofit Corporation” with the office of North Carolina’s Secretary of State. To request a copy of the form, call the Secretary of State’s office at 919 733-420. You can also download and print the form from the Secretary of State’s World Wide Web site at http://www.state.nc.us/secstate.The form asks for basic information, including—
- The official name of your affiliate
- The street address and county of the corporation’s initial registered office (e.g., your president’s home address)
- The affiliate’s mailing address
- The name of your initial registered agent (e.g., your president)
- The name and address of each incorporator (e.g., other officers)
The form instructs you to attach provisions regarding the distribution of the corporation’s assets, should you dissolve the corporation later, along with any other provisions you want to include.
The fee for filing articles of incorporation for a nonprofit organization in North Carolina is $60.
Form SS-4
Once your affiliate is incorporated, apply to the IRS for an employer identification number (EIN) using Form SS-4.
You will need an EIN to apply for non-profit tax status.
To order an SS-4 form from the IRS, call 800 829-3676. It will take 7 to 15 working days for you to receive the forms in the mail. You may download forms from the IRS World Wide Web site at http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/forms.html.
Changing Your Affiliate’s Name or Address
Once your affiliate is incorporated, you are responsible for keeping the Secretary of State’s office informed of any changes of name or address for the affiliate.
Use the form titled “Articles of Amendment, Nonprofit Corporation” to notify the Secretary of State of a name change for your affiliate.
Use the “Nonprofit Corporation Statement of Change of Principal Office” to register a change of address. After you have formally registered the new affiliate name with the state, you must then file a name change form with the IRS. Notify the state office, your bank and the post office of the name change, too.
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