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hi if this is Greg McRae CEO of the foundation group and this is part three of our starting a nonprofit series today's topic is choosing the most appropriate structure [Music] well let's assume you have a good handle on what your nonprofit is going to do and you understand that this new nonprofit is really something that you steward not own now you have to decide the most appropriate structure and by structure I'm not talking about corporation versus LLC we'll assume your organization is a nonprofit corporation since most are I'm talking specifically about your IRS 501c3 status as a public charity a private foundation or a private operating foundation now right away you may be saying wow I thought all nonprofits were the same well they're not and choosing the right IRS 501 C 3 structure is a pretty big deal let's look at these three types in more detail [Music] first let's talk about a public charity this is the organization most people think of when they think about a non-profit it could be First Baptist Church on the corner may be Habitat for Humanity or a community Foodbank a public charity is the feet on the street type of organization that provides a direct charitable service it is also the 501c3 type that has the most favorable treatment by the IRS in a lot of ways including the highest limits on tax deductibility for donations but like everything in life there are trade-offs to this choice public charities need to have a fairly diverse board of directors and a broad base of overall donor support so let's look at the other choices [Music] the second category is a private foundation private foundations are considered by the IRS to be the default status for 501 C 3 in other words if the IRS grant your non-profit 501 C 3 status it will be as a private foundation unless you specifically asked for public charity status and meet the test but what does it mean to be a private foundation well private foundations are typically thought of as 501 C 3 s that financially support charities and that's often true but it could be a nonprofit with an active program that just happens to be governed by a very closed group or may be funded by one family there's big trade-offs for this level of control as you might imagine private foundations have lower deductibility limits for donations and they can experience challenges in raising outside donor support there's also limitations as to who can be employed by a private foundation so what's left [Music] the third category is a private operating foundation as the name implies it's a hybrid of sorts between the other two it's also the least common of the three and frankly has very strict IRS thresholds for qualifying now there's some advantages to this status for a select few organizations but for most the complexity of qualifying and then maintaining those thresholds can rule it out as a good choice well as you can see there's a lot to consider in making the right choice for your new nonprofit it's something we help clients with every day at foundation group so which structure is right for you thanks for watching and we'll see you next time hey thanks for watching our video make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more like this you can also like us on our Facebook page at facebook.com slash foundation group you can follow us on twitter at twitter.com/usembassymanila