On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine@gmail.com> wrote:

1. I suspect that statement from DOR that you cited is in error because it appears to me from the information that I linked that a trade name registration is also required for orgs that do business under their Secretary of State registered name. I believe that the page that you cited is intended as a resource for those who intend to register *additional* trade names, which we do not.

That would be highly unusual, in my experience; a trade name, by definition, is a name *other* than the legally registered one. I suggest you reach out to DOR and verify whether you are required to file a trade name registration if you'll be operating under your legally registered name.

I would also suggest inquiring whether you are required to file the normal business license form, the charitable organization registration form (http://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/charities/Charity-CFD-Reg-Renewal-Form.pdf), or both. Note that the charitable organization form appears to have a different fee schedule from the normal business license one.

3. I have not yet had time to investigate registered agent services further.

I would suggest you do so and roll the associated costs into this grant request. You will not be able to legally operate without having a registered agent, and I suspect that DOR will reject any license application you submit if you don't have one.

Thanks,

Kirill

Kirill Lokshin

Secretary, Wikimedia District of Columbia

http://wikimediadc.org