Organizational Questions

Every.org advertises: "By using Every.org as an intermediary 501(c)(3), you reduce your own regulatory risk. Every.org automatically provides a tax-deductible receipt for all donations, files IRS Form 8282 for crypto donations, accepts stock/crypto donations through our brokerages, and is registered to solicit donations in all 50 states." The fact that Every.org is registered to solicit in all 50 states will not exempt a nonprofit from registering in any state even if it solely uses Every.org to receive payments, since any ask to donate to a charity requires registration (for both companies and nonprofits, with separate registration requirements for each), according to a reputable legal firm Better checked with.

Legal firms for custom arrangements. C Corps: Clerky, Stripe Atlas PBC: Clerky Nonprofit incorporation: Resilia

Many types of accounts, including financial accounts, support business entities but not "nonprofit" entities. Can nonprofits register for business accounts, thus giving themselves more options? Research indicates that nonprofits are likely able to do this given corporate law.

Entity costs would include: entity formation (incorporation, IRS designation of nonprofit status - ~$1k with Resilia - dozens of hours), registrations for charitable solicitation (around $10k for all states), tax and accounting (~$5k/year with Jitasa - dozens of hours), payroll/employment setup (dozens of hours)..., financial account setup (~10 hours), various insurance (worker's comp, director's insurance, etc. - maybe $1k/year), fundraising platform setup and donation tracking/processing (10 hours) Universal costs: technology and website setup (project management, ATS, CRM, email/documents/notes, etc. - 100+ hours), strategy and pitching (variable hours)