Configure your desired options and continue to checkout.
These first steps are complex and best done by phone. Please provide a working US phone number in this format 1-111-111-1111
Please provide a specific time of day, as well as the time zone best to call you. For example, ‘any day after 5 PM EST’ or “M-F 9M-5PM MST” “Any day before 7PM Arizona Time”
We support nonprofit and charitable activities throughout the legal lifecycle. It is however important for us to know your current legal status. Please choose from the selectable options.
Please provide your IRS provided EIN number in this format XX-XXXXXXX for example FFC’s EIN is 46-2471893. NOTE: If you do not already have an EIN never pay for an EIN number these are free from the IRS (https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online). If you do not have an EIN and need help put NONE in this field. Help with IRS and US State corporate establishment & correction is a service we provide.
If you are a 501c3 organization for more than a few months you have a profile with https://guidestar.org as they create them based on your IRS filing and your EIN number. Many of the following questions should be a copy / paste from your completed GuideStar profile. To find your organization just add your EIN number at the end of this string (https://www.guidestar.org/profile/XX-XXXXXXX). As an example, here is the FFC profile link (https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-2471893). If you are not a full 501c3 yet please put (https://none.org)
Please provide the domain name in the following format https://domainname.org and ensure that if you already own this name the link works before submitting.
Provide the web address for your hosting company for example https://godaddy.com, https://wix.com. If you do not have hosting put https://none.com
Your charity's public Facebook Page, e.g. https://www.facebook.com/yourcharity — the Page category must be Nonprofit Organization. Personal profiles do not qualify.
Your charity's LinkedIn organization page, e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourcharity — a company/nonprofit Page, not a personal profile.
AI is part of the modern nonprofit toolkit — tell us what your team already uses.
Whether your team is on free tiers or paid subscriptions.
Read them at https://freeforcharity.org/terms-of-service/ — including the full-stack commitment (domain, email, and website managed by FFC as one program).
US territories (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands) count as US.
The phone number shown publicly in your site footer. No charity line yet? Use the best public contact number for now.
The email shown publicly in your footer. No real charity email yet? Use a free charityname@outlook.com for now; upgrade to info@charityname.org once your domain is live.
We show your location to at least the city/state level (e.g. Raleigh, NC) so donors know where you serve.
Optional for pre-501(c)(3). The 'shared' link from your Candid profile that opens without a login. Leave blank if you don't have one yet.
Your charity's Instagram profile. Optional.
Your charity's X / Twitter profile. Optional.
Your charity's YouTube channel. Optional.
Your team - list at least 3 people who lead or support this project, with each person's role. You don't need a formal board yet.
e.g. Founder, Executive Director, Program Lead, Volunteer Coordinator, Advisor, Treasurer
Optional. Link to this person's LinkedIn profile.
Second team member.
e.g. Founder, Executive Director, Program Lead, Advisor, Treasurer
Optional. Link to this person's LinkedIn profile.
Third team member (minimum three).
e.g. Program Lead, Advisor, Treasurer, Volunteer Coordinator
Optional. Link to this person's LinkedIn profile.
Optional - add a fourth person if you have one.
Optional.
Optional. Link to this person's LinkedIn profile.
Optional - a fifth person.
Optional.
Optional. Link to this person's LinkedIn profile.
