Could you turn your business into a non-profit?

I am very interested in turning my LLC into a Non profit. My company is real estate, however, my business plan is designed to help low income families and struggling homeowners. The company is young ( Oct 2009). I think that your services can help me with changing over.

I have a sole proprietorship that is both online and localized and my products are personally tailored 100% organic body care items such as soaps and lotions. The packaging and informative literature that accompany my products are environmentally responsible and reusable/biodegradable glass and plant cellulose. I am interested in converting this business into a 100% non profit organization that caters to the needs of the less fortunate in my community. Is it possible to offer what could be viewed as a luxury item while maintaining non profit status? At the point where I am hoping to make the switch, I will have been in the business for approximately three years.

I have a home care business LLC that I would like to turn into nonprofit I services consist of helping people with disabilities ... Children adults and the ederlyin in the community stay n their home instead of havin to go to nursing home..... We provide transpatation to and from doctor appts. Grocery shopping and daily activties in the community..... We also assist with laundry, light housekeeping bathing grooming meal prep entertainment medication reminders and so much more so fo I quality for non profit

I own a successful, profitable restaurant. I want to convert my restaurant to non-profit status and donate 100% of the profits to various charities. Can I do this and convert the debt on the business to the non-profit organization I've created. A prtion of proceeds from the business will go to debt service and the rest will be to charities.

I also have many employess. Will any of them reap benefits for being employed by a charity?

I formed an LLC with Legal Zoom that I wish to convert to a non-profit. My business is a social networking group/online support group for individuals with vitiligo, which is the skin disorder many refer to as the Michal Jackson disease.

We do meet two per year and we host an annual conference and have just done our second one. We are growing and want to make these changes now.

So, what do I do? Where do I begin? Help!

Thank you.

Like Wendell, I have the same situation of wantinmg to turning my LLC into a non-profit organization, what shall I do?

If i qualify to change my business from an LLC into a
Non-Profit, can i keep my business name? How can i protect
or trademark or copyright my business name to own it????

I started a DBA with legalzoom about a year ago and I am interested in converting it to a non-profit corp. Currently we offer low-cost and no cost psychotherapy to the community. We have several no cost programs that are offered to the community, including support groups and free therapy for low income clients. Does this qualify us to become a non-profit corp?

I currently own a preschool center that is set up as a for-profit business. The previous owner had it as a non-profit business and did quite well. When I bought the business, I was highly encouraged to go for-profit, although I wanted to be a non-profit. I have owned the center for nearly three months and am regretting being talked into having the center a for-profit. We serve low-income families in a low income neighborhood and is quite content with just paying the bills and staying open. I want to switch so I may pursue grants that will aid in the education for my children at the center, the staff that want to go to school for early education and for some improvements to our play yard. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated!
Thank You!

My husband and I have grown a child care busness from 38 children to approximately 250 today. Over the last 30 years we have successfully added grades and relocated and built a new facility to address the education and care of children from Infant through Grade 7 (this year) to Grade 8 next year as parents have been requesting alternative choices to public middle school. We are finding that our comprehensive services for our elementary aged children are not accessible to all as tuition vs. public education costs have limited our student body to those who can afford the services. As we feel that our school as a whole would benefit the community more by offering a non profit elementary that is able to raise funds to offer scholarships and tuition assistance to the public who wish to choose an independent school, we are considering separating the two entities ( we are incorporated)retaining the Child care portion as the for-profit but branching off the elementary into a non-profit. Can you give us some idea if this is possible? Thank you.

I run a mobile hair service but would like to incorporate it into the community as a social enterprise/charity organistaion where there can also be braidinf activities, gettogethers, workshops and exhibitions. This is to encourage people bvack into work to use their talents and giftings. Pls what is the best way to go about this so i can also make some kind of profit formyself even though i want it to be community based/ a charity.

I run a website for the gifted population in the state of NH. Our mission is to support the needs of the gifted and to raise awareness of the educational needs of gifted students. To bring gifted education and funding to the state. I set up the business as an LLC, now that our members have increased, I would like to change it to a non-profit. Is it possible and how do I go about making the necessary changes?

Thank you in advance.

Hello, I was convinced a couple years ago to start a little business to help support medical relief and educational work I do locally and overseas. It never really worked so I am now hoping to convert my California corporation to a 501 (c) 3 not for profit. I can't find exactly what I need to do this. Do you have any instructions and the correct forms? Thank you! -Amy

I formed a corporation to be nonprofit back on 2008, but I didn't know about the Form 1023, so I didn't file it. Is there any way I can get the C3 status now - or do I have to recreate the business?

We would like to change our LLC to a 501 (c) 3. We produce educational books and tours focused on our local county's history. It is our intent to educate and capture history for future generations, not to make a profit. Would we qualify?

We are looking to switch over from "for profit" to "non profit" to continue teaching in the local schools in our area. Since income coming in from the students will now have to be donations how will we be able to cover our expenses for overhead if donations coming from the parents are not a certain amount. Can we call the enrollment payments a "fee" much like the YMCA does as a non-profit organization.

Thanks!

Can 501c3 non-profits register a DBA in California if they want to? We want to raise money under the name of one of our programs, not the organization's name.

My motessori academy just opened but it opened as a profit organization and I wanted it to be non-profit, how can this problem be solved. What forms will I need from IRS.

I need to find an attorney familiar with forming a non-profit organization in Hawaii.

Hi there,

I am currently a sole proprietor and have an online and offline service specialized in personal development. I plan on promoting a book and workshops to the public for profit however, I am finding that I am also doing educational events on happiness to educate parents and kids.

Would it make sense to have two seperate types of organizations so that the expenses toward educational events to the parents/kids would fall under a 5013c?
Whereas my book and personal coaching would be an LLC or S Corp?

I live in CA, which can be a sticky state about not for profit entities.
Your response would be helpful. Thank you!

My partner and I currently own an LLC in MN and want to know if I can change it to a non profit. We would like to know if we need to change the name or if we have to dissolve the LLC and start again. We would prefer to change it to a non profit instead. We have an EIN already and need to know if we need a new one?

I have a limited partnership company in NJ with me and my partner and want to convert it to a Non Profit 501c3 but also dont want to change our name since it is very well known in our area, is this possible

I am in the beginning process of creating a business plan, budget, and research. I am very torn whether to start organization as a business LLC or non-profit. I prefer NPO, but I am limited on time and starting funds. Can I start a for profit LLC and then when I'm more organized and more financially able, turn it into a NPO? I'm hoping to generate income to help support my family and buy time to run it as a nonprofit later.