069: Quick Tip: State Filings in Rhode Island and New Hampshire

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. This is the eighth in a series of "Quick Tip" episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. With the help of Joe Hilliard, Senior Paralegal at Farella Braun + Martel, today we look at the basic state filing requirements for nonprofit corporations operating in Rhode Island and New Hampshire, such as ease of formation, available standardized documents, filing fees, and similar matters. The laws of all the States prescribe certain formalities that organizers of business entities must go through so that the entity can be regulated and subject to legal process as a person. As with all the States we have discussed, if you do business as a nonprofit in Rhode Island or New Hampshire or solicit charitable contributions there (even if just through the nonprofit corporation's website), the nonprofit may need to have a legal presence and be registered in these two States. Resources: YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@farellabraunmartel/podcasts For Rhode Island: Rhode Island Department of State Corporations page: https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services Rhode Island's current entity database: https://business.sos.ri.gov/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSearch.aspx Rhode Island Department of State Nonprofits formation FAQ, including forms and fees: https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/non-profit/start-a-non-profit-corporation Rhode Island Domestic Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation form: https://docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/200-articles-of-incorporation.pdf Rhode Island Application for Authority for a Non-Profit Corporation Form: https://docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/250-certificate-of-authority.pdf Rhode Island Nonprofit Annual Report FAQ: https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services/non-profit/file-your-annual-report Rhode Island Nonprofit Annual Report form: https://docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/631-non-profit-corporation-annual-report.pdf Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Charitable Organizations website: https://dbr.ri.gov/insurance-banking-securities-and-charitable-organizations/securities-and-charities/charitable Rhode Island Charitable Organization License Application: https://dbr.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur696/files/documents/divisions/securities/Charitable_Organizations_Application.pdf Rhode Island Sales Tax Exemption FAQ: https://tax.ri.gov/exemptOrg/index.php Rhode Island Sales Tax Exemption Application: https://tax.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur541/files/forms/2021/Field-Audit/ExemptOrgApp_w.pdf For New Hampshire: New Hampshire Secretary of State Corporations Division website: https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations New Hampshire Secretary of State "Quickstart" business formation page: https://quickstart.sos.nh.gov/online New Hampshire Secretary of State FAQ: https://sos.nh.gov/corporation-ucc-securities/corporation/faqs/ New Hampshire current entity database: https://sos.nh.gov/corporation-ucc-securities/corporation/business-name-lookup/?id=8589984419 New Hampshire Nonprofit Corporation FAQ: https://sos.nh.gov/corporation-ucc-securities/corporation/forms-and-fees/domestic-and-foreign-nonprofit-corporation/ New Hampshire Domestic Nonprofit Forms and Fees FAQ: https://sos.nh.gov/corporation-ucc-securities/corporation/forms-and-fees/domestic-and-foreign-nonprofit-corporation/domestic-forms/ New Hampshire Foreign Nonprofit Forms and Fees FAQ: https://sos.nh.gov/corporation-ucc-securities/corporation/forms-and-fees/domestic-and-foreign-nonprofit-corporation/foreign-forms/ If you have suggestions for topics you would like us to discuss, please email us at [email protected].  Additional episodes can be found at EORadioShowByFarella.com.  DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as, legal advice or opinion.