Nonprofit Law Attorneys | Sheehan Phinney

Our Non-Profit, Charitable & Religious Institution group offers guidance to non-profit organizations of every kind, relying on our experience with virtually all aspects of the non-profit world – everything from constitutional law protections and state licensures to IRS code requirements for tax-exempt status and so much more. We serve:

Religious
Institutions

Educational Organizations

Healthcare Organizations

Charities &
Foundations

Non-Charitable Non-Profits

Serving your needs / supporting your mission

Our team is ready to help with your non-profit’s most urgent legal needs, including:

Federal tax issues such as filing for 501(c)(3) status and identifying what constitutes unrelated business income
State pecuniary benefit rules and reporting
Non-profit governance and executive compensation
Special rules pertaining to local real estate tax exemption for not-for-profits
Personnel issues and employment policies
Development and fundraising issues such as planned giving, pooled income funds, charitable remainder and annuity trusts and other giving techniques
Multi-entity mergers and acquisitions of not-for-profits by others

Practice Chair

Bradford E. Cook

“We bring added value to ourclients through the good working relationships we maintain with the state agencies that handle not-for-profit institutions.”