Dear Friends, The IRS automatically revokes 501(c)(3) nonprofit status for failure to file the appropriate Form 990 Information Returns for three consecutive years. When a nonprofit organization loses the 501(c)(3) status, it cannot receive grant funding or tax-deductible donations to offer community services. In other words, the nonprofit organization must cease operations immediately. FREE CHECKLIST! Each month I share information about a different nonprofit topic. This month I'm sharing...
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Dear Nonprofit Leaders: I focus on teaching one subject each month. My subject for June 2026 is "How to build successful youth development programs?" FREE CHECKLIST As we approach the end of this month, I invite you to download the "FREE Checklist: 5 steps to building successful youth development programs" for your library. The free checklist includes the five steps you should complete (in the correct order) if you plan to help youth thrive in your community through a professional nonprofit...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Dear Nonprofit Leaders: There is a need for professional youth development programs with the infrastructure to ensure long-term sustainability. The Help Youth Thrive! Audio Podcast lets you listen as I explain the steps required to build a successful, proactive, and holistic youth development program in your community. Convenient learning! The audio podcast includes 25 tutorials (episodes) that present the steps you should follow in the correct order. The episodes are less than 15 minutes...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Nonprofit Leaders, If you can't explain the problem, how can you ask for grant money to solve it? In the free podcast episode below, I explain how to write a problem statement that secures grant money. Grant Writing Tutorials - Audio Podcast If the information I shared in the podcast episode (above) was helpful, I invite you to subscribe to the Grant Writing Tutorials - Audio Podcast. You will receive one episode about the grant writing process each day in your email at 7:00 am EST....
2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Nonprofit Leaders, You must file the appropriate information return (not tax return) to the IRS each year to retain your nonprofit's 501(c)(3) status. There are five types of information returns. The type you use depends upon different factors like income and assets. FORM 990N (ePOSTCARD) Nonprofit leaders file the Form 990N (ePostcard) when the nonprofit organization generated between $0 and $50,000 the prior year. DIY GUIDE I created an easy-to-use DIY Guide that includes the steps...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Nonprofit Leaders, You must file the appropriate information return (not tax return) to the IRS each year to retain your nonprofit's 501(c)(3) status. There are five types of information returns. The type you use depends upon different factors like income and assets. FORM 990N (ePOSTCARD) Nonprofit leaders file the Form 990N (ePostcard) when the nonprofit organization generated between $0 and $50,000 the prior year. DIY GUIDE I created an easy-to-use DIY Guide that includes the steps...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Nonprofit Leaders, I've learned that most people are too busy to enroll in The Ultimate Grant Writing Boot Camp that I offer. They simply do not have the time to read the content, watch the videos, complete activities, and dial in to the Monday evening Q&A calls. Nevertheless ... There is too much grant money available for nonprofit organizations to go unclaimed! Literally billions are available to offer community services. What if you could get one grant writing tip each day? You simply...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Friends, When the IRS revokes a nonprofit's 501(c)(3) status, it ... does not have 501(c)(3) status anymore. cannot offer community services anymore. cannot accept donations, grant funds, or any other money. is listed as revoked in the IRS public database. To maintain 501(c)(3) status, nonprofit leaders must file the appropriate Form 990 Information Return every year by May 15, 2026*. Unfortunately, some nonprofit leaders think that if they are not offering services or raising money, they...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Nonprofit Leaders, I am proud to announce the new ... Grant Writing Tutorials - Audio Podcast! It is a more convenient way for busy nonprofit leaders to learn the grant writing process. Specifically, I'm offering you the opportunity to learn how to write corporate, foundation, and government grant proposals through short audio tutorials episodes you can listen to at any time. Just like you listen to your favorite music, you can listen to short one-topic audio tutorials that teach you...
3 months ago • 1 min read