Hi all,
Cascadia Wikimedians is currently registered as a nonprofit in Washington
State. Our next step for fundraising purposes will be to register as a
"charity" in Washington State. We have started this process with a request
for relevant records from the state Attorney General's Office. After we
receive a reply from the AGO, we can complete the remaining steps to become
a charity under state law. Charity status will allow us to conduct
fundraising activities among the general public in Washington State.
Further down the road is our 501(c)(3) application. We have requested grant
funds for the IRS filing fee and for the professional services of an
attorney or CPA to assist us with this process. Hopefully we will complete
this process in 2016.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Full speed ahead,
Pine