133: Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Mississippi and Georgia

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and episode 133 is the 23rd in a series of "Nonprofit Quick Tip" episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. Today, with the help of Joe Hilliard, we look at the basic state filing requirements for nonprofit corporations operating in Mississippi and Georgia. In previous episodes, we discussed filing in Delaware and California, which are the most frequently used by our clients, most of whom have a connection with California. Earlier episodes have covered 41 states and the District of Columbia. After today's episode, the only remaining states are Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska.  You can find all prior episodes on our website or on Farella's YouTube channel, where a playlist is available for state filing requirements. Show Notes: Farella YouTube podcast channel Mississippi: Mississippi Business Services & Regulations Home Page: https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-regulation Mississippi Current Entity Search: https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/portal/c/page/corpBusinessIdSearch/portal.aspx#clear=1 Mississippi Secretary of State Nonprofit Requirements FAQ: https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services/non-profit-requirements Mississippi Business Filings FAQ: https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services/faqs Mississippi Fees Schedule: https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/FeeSchedule.pdf Mississippi Filing PowerPoint FAQ: https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/New%20Filing%20System.pdf Mississippi Annual Report Filing page: https://www.sos.ms.gov/index.php/business-services/annual-reports Mississippi Secretary of State Charitable Organizations Registration Homepage: https://charities.sos.ms.gov/online/portal/ch/page/instructions/Portal.aspx Mississippi Department of Revenue online portal: https://www.dor.ms.gov/ Mississippi Department of Revenue Exempt Entities FAQ: https://www.dor.ms.gov/sites/default/files/Laws%26Regs/Exempt%20Entities%20(final).pdf Georgia: Georgia Secretary of State Business Home Page: https://sos.ga.gov/corporations-division-georgia-secretary-states-office Georgia Secretary of State current entity database: https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/businesssearch Georgia Corporation filing FAQ: https://georgia.gov/register-corporation Georgia Foreign Entity filing FAQ: https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-to-guide-register-foreign-entity Georgia Filing Fees and Processing FAQ: https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Reference%20-%20Filing%20Fees%20%28Effective%209.6.2025%29.pdf Georgia Business Filings FAQ: https://sos.ga.gov/page/business-division-faq Georgia Articles of Incorporation Exemplar PDF: https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Filing%20Procedure%20-%20Corporation_1.pdf Georgia Application for Certificate of Authority form: https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Application%20-%20Certificate%20of%20Authority%20for%20Profit%20or%20Nonprofit%20Corporation%20%28CD%20236%29.pdf Georgia Publication list: at http://www.gsccca.org/clerks Georgia Annual Report FAQ: https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-file-annual-registration Georgia Secretary of State Nonprofit Registration homepage: https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-guide-charities Georgia Secretary of State Nonprofit Registration Checklist: https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/initial_app_checklist_v2.pdf Georgia Department of Revenue Home Page: https://gtc.dor.ga.gov/_/#1 Georgia Nonprofit Tax Exemption FAQ: https://dor.georgia.gov/taxes/sales-use-tax/tax-exempt-nonprofit-organizations Atlanta Pro Bono Nonprofit FAQ: https://pbpatl.org/test-page/establishing-a-georgia-501c3-nonprofit-corporation/ 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.