TNVLA presents: Starting a Non Profit Arts Org: Incorporation & Tax Exempt Application: April 6, 2009

STARTING A NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATION: INCORPORATION & THE TAX EXEMPT APPLICATION PROCESS (CLE Approved) Date: Mon., April 6th, 2009 Time: 5:00-6:30p.m. Co-Sponsor/Location: Nashville Public Television (161 Rains Ave.) This seminar will discuss: Starting a new organization v. partnering with an existing nonprofit organization; The pros and cons of incorporation; The timeline and steps involved in the process to obtain tax exempt status; and The challenges of administrating, funding and sustaining a new nonprofit organization. Presented by volunteer lawyers Corey Stringer and Nicole James from the Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Nonprofit Institute. This will be a great program for TNVLA volunteer lawyers (or future volunteers!) interested in working with nonprofit organizations. If you plan on attending, you must RSVP to info@tnvla.org by 10:00a.m. the day of the seminar. This seminar is free to the public. There is a fee for lawyers seeking CLE credit: $40 for TNVLA Member Lawyers; $60 Non-Members (for 1.5 hours CLE credit). Attendance by a representative of the organization is a prerequisite for seeking assistance from a TNVLA volunteer lawyer with the application for recognition of tax exempt status with the IRS.

Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts now part of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville 211 Commerce St., Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37201 info@tnvla.org (615) 743-3055 www.tnvla.org