Applying for 501(c)(3) Status

Alyssa Gross | William C. Moran & Associates, PC

Alyssa Gross is an associate attorney at William C. Moran & Associates, PC, where she has practiced for six years. Prior to private practice, Alyssa was in-house counsel at a Buffalo-area nonprofit for 8 years. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University at Buffalo Law School.

Her practice focuses on corporate and nonprofit law, advising both types of entities throughout their life cycle from start up through operation to transition or sale, including commercial real estate matters, employee issues, obtaining tax exempt status for nonprofits, and purchase and sale of business entities.

Alyssa is a Cubmaster for her sons’ Cub Scout pack and coaches their baseball teams. She serves as Chairman of the Board for The Teacher’s Desk, and is on the board of directors of Lockport CARES, and for Kingdom Bound Ministries, all in the Western New York area. She is also a Director Consultant for Business Network International (BNI) in Western New York, and will be getting her black belt in taekwondo in April of 2023.

I. Determining whether 501c3 is the appropriate form of exemption for which to apply | 2:00pm – 2:20pm

II. An assessment of whether filing the short or long form 1023 is appropriate and the pros and cons of each | 2:20pm – 2:40pm

III. How to provide a clear and comprehensive application to maximize the chances of getting exemption approved | 2:40pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

IV. Activities that sound charitable, but aren’t | 3:10pm – 3:30pm

V. How to respond to questions from the IRS | 3:30pm – 3:50pm

VI. Additional tasks to complete after receiving exemption, including how to maintain tax exempt status | 3:50pm – 4:10pm