McHenry County Nonprofit Attorney

From Crystal Lake in the southeast to Harvard in the northwest, McHenry County is characterized by lush, green countryside, quaint towns, and wonderful people. Furthermore, the county is full of highly beneficial non-profit organizations who are doing great work for the entire McHenry County community.

However, due to the wide range of benefits associated with starting a non-profit, the application and registering process can be quite intimidating and complex. With the help of a McHenry County nonprofit attorney, you can ease the process of non-profit formation and administration. Although our offices are located in Glenview, James C. Provenza boasts extensive experience working McHenry County, and we have helped numerous non-profits achieve the legal status they deserve.

Starting a Nonprofit Organization in McHenry County

Before you can start helping out the community through your non-profit, there is a series of documents and applications that you must complete and file. Here is a brief checklist, along with links to the required documents, needed to form a not-for-profit corporation in Illinois. Many of these guidelines are outlined in the General Not For Profit Corporation Act (805 ILCS 105).

• Application of Reservation of Name: Form NFP 104.10, which reserves the name for 90 days
• Articles of Incorporation: Form NFP 102.10
• Federal Employer Identification Number: IRS Form SS-4
• IRS Tax Exempt Status Application for Recognition of Exemption: Form 1023 or Form 1024

Please note that this is note a complete list of requirements, as depending on your specific nonprofit, you may need other documents.

For Illinois tax exemptions, you’ll need to complete the necessary documents (see tax-exempt applications page) and send them to the Illinois Department of Revenue, located at:

Central Registration Division
Illinois Department of Revenue
PO Box 19476
Springfield, IL 62794-9476

You will also need to file your organization’s articles of incorporation (Form NFP 102.10) with the Secretary of State’s Office, located at:

Secretary of State
Department of Business Services
501 S. Second St., Rm. 350
Springfield, IL 62756
217-782-9522

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If the Secretary of State accepts your articles of incorporation, you’ll thereafter receive of certificate of incorporation. Within 15 days of receiving this document, send both the certificate and the articles of incorporation to the McHenry County Recorder. The Recorder’s mailing address is:

McHenry County Recorder
Government Center
2200 N. Seminary Ave.
Woodstock, IL   60098

If you plan to walk-in, you will need to go to the following address:

McHenry County Recorder
Administration Building
667 Ware Road
Woodstock, IL   60098

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James C. Provenza & Associates, PC — A McHenry County Nonprofit Attorney Who Works For You

Nonprofit attorney James C. Provenza has helped many individuals in McHenry County effectively establish and run a successful non-profit organization. For a free consultation with James C. Provenza & Associates, PC about starting your non-profit in McHenry County, you can call our offices at (847) 729-3939 between 9:00am and 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. We are also available outside of these hours by appointment.