Frequently Asked Questions

OUR MISSION AT THE 501C3 PEOPLE IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ENABLE EXISTING AND PLANNED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET THE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL GUIDELINES TO OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY. WE ENDEAVOR TO DO THIS BY OFFERING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE AND EXPERTISE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE, THEREBY MAKING OUR SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO ANY ORGANIAZTION THAT NEEDS IT.

OUR VISION IS SIMPLY TO BE A RELIABLE LIGHT OF GUIDANCE FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 

WE HAVE ACQUIRED IRS AND STATE TAX-EXEMPT APPROVAL FOR CLIENTS  SINCE  2006

WE ARE BASED IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. WE  PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO CLIENTS ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES,

AS DETERMINED BY THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF YOUR PROPOSED ORGANIZATION, OUR FEE TO COMPLETE THE FULL STATE AND FEDERAL NON-PROFIT APPLICATION PACKAGE IS EITHER $249 OR $400.

INITIALLY, YOU SUBMIT A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROPOSED ORGANIZATION. THIS MAY NECESSITATE A BRIEF PHONE CONVERSATION FOR US TO BE TOTALLY CLEAR OF YOUR ORGANIZATION’S MISSION AND PLANS. FROM THERE WE CAN TELL YOU WHICH FEE IS APPROPRIATE (EITHER $249 OR $400).

WE ARE PAID ELECTRONICALLY. WE ACCEPT ALL OF THE COMMON PAYMENT APPS SUCH AS ZELLE, CASHAPP, PAYPAL, AND SO FORTH. YOU ARE PROMPTLY EMAILED A RECEIPT UPON PAYMENT.  WE ARE PAID PARTIALLY TO START AND THE REMAINDER WHEN OUR LABOR IS COMPLETE AND YOUR PACKAGE IS READY TO SUBMIT TO THE IRS.

SMALL-SCALE ORGANIZATION  $120 AT START       $129 AT COMPLETION OF LABOR

LARGE-SCALE ORGANIZATION  $200 AT START       $200 AT COMPLETION OF WORK

NOTE: WE NORMALLY DO NOT TAKE CHECKS ANYMORE. HOWEVER, IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CAN ONLY PAY VIA CHECK, ADD $25 TO YOUR FEE AND 10 – 12 DAYS TO COMPLETION TIME.

SMALL-SCALE ORGANIZATIONS – 7 BUSINESS DAYS*

LARGE-SCALE ORGANIZATIONS – 20 BUSINESS DAYS*

TARGET COMPLETION DATE WILL BE STATED ON THE WORK ORDER THAT YOU SIGN TO AUTHORIZE US TO DO THE WORK. 

*THIS ASSUMES CLIENT PROVIDES INFORMTION NEEDED TO PREPARE STATE AND FEDERAL TAX-EXEMPT (NON-PROFIT) APPLICATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. CLIENT HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ANY REQUESTED INFORMATION PROMPTLY TO AVOID DELAY IN COMPLETION TIME.

Since 2006, we have never had an application that we prepared and submitted for a client that was not approved by the IRS.  Not one. There have been a handful of clients over the years for whom we prepared the package, gave it to them, and for whatever reason they never submitted  it to the IRS and therefore were never approved. But  no client that submitted an application package to  the IRS that we prepared has ever been rejected or denied their federal tax-exempt status. A 100% success rate.

NO. WE PREPARE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. THIS INCLUDES ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, OPERATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENTS, IRS FORMS (SUCH AS FORM 1023), FINANCIALS.

NOW, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACTIVE CORPORATION THEN WE WILL REVIEW ITS EXISTING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO ENSURE THEY MEET IRS REQUIREMENTS. IF SO, FINE. WE WILL USE IT AS PART OF THE APPLICATION. IF NOT, WE WILL COMPLETE AN AMENDMENT ACCORDING TO YOUR STATE’S GUIDELINES. FEES FOR AMENDMENTS TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE IN EXISTING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION IS TYPICALLY INEXPENSIVE -- $25 TO $35 IN MOST STATES. AMENDMENTS MUST BE FILED AND FULLY PROCESSED IN YOUR STATE BEFORE YOUR TAX-EXEMPT APPLICATION CAN BE SENT TO THE IRS.

NO. WE USED TO. WE STOPPED. WE FOCUS ON ONE THING ONLY AND THAT IS THE APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.

THIS VARIES. YOU CAN GO TO “WWW.IRS.GOV/CHARITIES” TO SEARCH FOR INFO ON CURRENT WAIT TIMES. DUE TO STAFFING CUTS IN PAST YEAR, IRS PROCESSING TIMES HAVE INCREASED. 

A RECENT CHECK OF IRS WEBSITE DECEMBER 2025:

IRS PROCESSING TIME ESTIMATE

LARGE SCALE ORGANIZATIONS:  9 MONTHS MININUM

SMALL   SCALE ORGANIZATIONS:  3 TO 4 MONTHS

BECAUSE OF OUR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE, WE PREPARE YOUR PACKAGE IN A WAY THAT ENABLES THE IRS TO PROCESS IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IN FACT, A MODEST PORTION OF OUR CLIENTS ARE PROCESSED MUCH FASTER THAN THE IRS’ OFFICIAL PUBLISHED WAIT TIME. WE LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CLARITY AND ACCURACY WITH WHICH WE PREPARE OUR CLIENTS’ APPLICATION PACKAGES.