Starting a nonprofit in Nevada

Incorporation

Filing

Articles of Incorporation — Nonprofit Corporation (NRS Chapter 82)

Agency

Nevada Secretary of State

State fee

$50 — never marked up by us

Processing

About 1 week standard; online (SilverFlume) filings often faster

Expedite

$125 for 24-hour service; $500 for 2-hour; $1,000 for 1-hour

Watch out

• Budget roughly $100 up front: the $50 articles fee plus a $50 Initial List of Officers and Directors due at formation.
• The state's standard articles form does NOT include the IRS-required 501(c)(3) purpose and dissolution clauses — they must be added as additional provisions.
• A Charitable Solicitation Registration Statement is filed with the Secretary of State alongside the initial and annual lists if the org will ask Nevadans for donations.
• Credit card payments add a processing surcharge.

Ongoing compliance

Registered agent

Must have a Nevada street address and be listed on the articles; commercial registered agents are common for out-of-state founders.

Charitable registration

Required — Nevada Secretary of State. Initial: $0 (Charitable Solicitation Registration Statement filed with the initial list). Renewal: Annually, with the annual list of officers. No separate fee, but the statement must be filed before soliciting contributions and renewed with each annual list.

Annual report

Annual List of Officers and Directors, due by the end of the anniversary month — $50

State tax exemption

Nevada has no corporate income tax. Sales/use tax exemption requires an application to the Nevada Department of Taxation with the IRS determination letter.