Thomas S. Wrobel is an experienced attorney and expert in nonprofit law. He has been practicing law in the state of California since 1997. Mr. Wrobel has assisted hundreds of organizations, across the country and internationally, in successfully attaining nonprofit tax exempt status with their state and the IRS. He is committed to making life easier for people who are doing good work in the world. Mr. Wrobel graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Philosophy and received his Juris Doctorate from the Ohio State University College of Law. After law school, Mr. Wrobel passed the Oregon and California Bar and gained experience in litigation, real estate, and business transaction law while working for some of San Francisco’s premier law firms such as: McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen and Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May. After initially working in civil litigation his focus turned to the nonprofit sector and assisting nonprofits with formation, obtaining tax-exempt status, and ongoing compliance issues.

Client Profile: Rhonda’s Stop Bullying Foundation for Girls 2014

Rhonda’s Stop Bullying Foundation for Girls (RSBFG) received it’s 501c3 status in February 2013 (within 4 months of submitting the form 1023). The purpose of the nonprofit is to eduate girls to ‘Define Yourself Before Others Do’. The Organization offers programs focusing on empowering girls to become leaders of thier own selves in order to become less…

What are the Primary Benefits of 501(c)(3) corporation Tax Exempt Status

Nonprofits are eligible to apply for 501(c)(3) tax exemption if their purpose is to become a charitable, religious, scientific or educational organization. After gaining the 501(c)(3) status, organizations redeem various benefits to help their cause. We at NonprofitLegalCenter.com will help your organization become 501(c)(3) tax deductible!

Study Shows That Volunteering Experience Is Very Beneficial To Job Seekers

Deloitte Services LP has released their 2013 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey, detailing the impact of volunteering as it pertains to professional experience. The data shows that 81% of Human Resources Executives desire college graduates that have volunteered for nonprofits. Furthermore, 78% of the surveyed executives prefer veterans with volunteering experience. The overall research hypothesis is…

Reminder: Upcoming IRS Phone Forum – 501(c)(7) Social and Recreational Organizations

On August 21 from 2:00PM-3:00PM EDT, the IRS Exempt Organizations will be holding a phone forum discussing 501(c)(7) Social and Recreational Organizations. These organizations are defined as being organized for pleasure, recreation and other nonprofitable purposes. Examples include fraternities, country clubs, hobby clubs and sports clubs. The central purpose of these organizations is to provide…

Optional Expedited Process for Certain 501(c)(4) Exemption Applications

Your 501(c)(4) organization might be eligible for expedited processing of you application, according to an IRS update. To qualify, your organization must meet all of the following criteria: Your organization applied for exemption as a 501(c)(4) organization. Your application had been pending for more than 120 days as of May 28, 2013. Your case involves…

FAQ ABOUT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS

  1.  What is a private foundation, or family foundation? Technically, it is a not-for-profit entity that can be controlled by a person, family or business. Sometimes private foundations are referred to as ‘family foundations’. They are organized exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, scientific and literary purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. The…