Yes, a federal 501c3 is tricky because of the tax implications, but a state non-profit in Washington only takes a few hours to setup. Donations are not tax deductible but it's still a full fledged non-profit. Different states have different law.
That said, Office Nomads is a private LLC. When we evaluated our options we went with LLC because it gives us the most flexibility. Also, the non-profit/for-profit argument is often confused as good/evil which really has nothing to do with it. Jacob --- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Tom Brandt <twbra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Getting 501(c)(3) status is a real pain, and comes with restrictions, but > it can help to change perceptions of your motives. And, as you point, > foundation grants and so forth are available for non-profits that are not > available to for-profits. > > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Niki <na...@thessbi.com> wrote: > >> Are any of your centers nonprofit? Do you think it makes sense to be >> nonprofit as opposed to a private enterprise? I keep running into brick >> walls with my county and city because they see me as a private business >> entity and don't want to support the center. (This is a discussion we've >> been having in a different thread). I'm now wondering if the center would >> get more respect as a not-for-profit. I know I would be able to get grants >> and financial support not available to me at this point. Thoughts? >> >> Nancy >> Business Success Unlimited >> where we help business grow: connecting, motivating, and collaborating >> www.success4biz.biz >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/kC1oUJGExcgJ. >> To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > twb > member, Workantile <http://workantile.com/> > @twbrandt > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
