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February Nonprofit Spotlight: Full Circle Grief CenterFebruary 03, 2025
Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for February 2025 is Full Circle Grief Center. Perkins Law salutes Full Circle Grief Center for its mission to…

Reducing the Risk and Impact of Fraud for Small Businesses and Nonprofit OrganizationsJanuary 17, 2025
This is by no means intended to serve as an exhaustive checklist that will make your organization bulletproof against fraud. However, considering these issues will put a business owner, manager, or HR director in a better position to reduce…

Can a Nonprofit Pay Commission-Based Compensation to Grant Writers?January 17, 2025
Generally speaking, commission-based fundraising and grant writing assistance is considered unethical by the major professional fundraising societies (e.g., Association of Fundraising Professionals, Grant Professionals Association), but it is…

January Nonprofit Spotlight: The Friends of Kat Simons FoundationJanuary 06, 2025
Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for January 2025 is The Friends of Kat Simons Foundation. Perkins Law salutes the The Friends of Kat Simons Foundation…

December Nonprofit Spotlight: Friendship Circle of VirginiaDecember 02, 2024
Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for December 2024 is Friendship Circle of Virginia. Perkins Law salutes the FCVA for its mission to create an inclusive…

November Nonprofit Spotlight: Music Orchard RichmondNovember 06, 2024
Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for November 2024 is Music Orchard Richmond. Perkins Law salutes Music Orchard Richmond for its mission to provide…

October Nonprofit Spotlight: Wings of Hope RanchOctober 01, 2024
Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for October 2024 is Wings of Hope Ranch. Perkins Law salutes Wings of Hope Ranch for its mission to provide hope…

Question: We are a regional 501(c)(3) exempt organization looking to form local chapters expand our reach. Can these chapters simply use our EIN and exempt status?September 20, 2024
Question: We are a regional 501(c)(3) exempt organization looking to form local chapters expand our reach. Can these chapters simply use our EIN and exempt status?
Answer: It depends. Parent-chapter relationships can be very difficult to…

September Nonprofit Spotlight: STEM RVASeptember 03, 2024
Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for September 2024 is STEM RVA. Perkins Law salutes the STEM RVA for its mission to promote STEM education for…

August Nonprofit Spotlight: Renew RichmondAugust 05, 2024
Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for August 2024 is Renew Richmond. Perkins Law salutes Renew Richmond for its mission to empower youth to build…