500+ businesses formed since 2021, all 50 states.
State fee at cost. The IRS 501(c)(3) application fee is separate.
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A nonprofit is a corporation that exists for a mission, not for owners. Once the IRS recognizes it as tax exempt, it pays no federal income tax and donations to it become tax deductible, which opens grants and public fundraising. We prepare it the way the IRS requires and file the exemption application when you are ready.
Choose from our 3 packages. You pick the one that works best for your business formation period.
Ideal for community projects
Included
Ideal for nonprofits ready to raise funds
Included
Everything in Basic
Ideal for founders worldwide
Included
Everything in Plus
$109
Not Required
Not Required
Anonymous
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15 business days
2 to 3 business days
Blugency streamlines the entire formation process. You provide the basics about your nonprofit, and we take care of the filings, documentation, and compliance
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Company type
NonprofitPerfect for charities, foundations, or social enterprises.
Recommended stateDelaware
Or choose your home state if most of your business will operate locally.
The Blugency Promise, three commitments in every package.
If the state rejects your filing, we correct it and refile right away, at no cost to you, including any new state fee.
Within 5, 3 or 1 business days, depending on your package.
Ask as many questions as you need, from your first filing onward.
Basic is $0 plus your state's filing fee, which we pass through at cost. Plus is $199 and Pro is $499, each paid once plus the state fee. The comparator above shows the exact fee for any state.
We file within 5 business days on Basic, 3 on Plus and 1 on Pro. State approval then follows the state's own timeline, from the same day to about 15 business days, shown for your state in the comparator above.
We correct it and refile right away at no cost to you, including any new state fee. The state then processes the refile at its normal speed.
The EZ is for organizations projecting up to $50,000 in annual receipts and under $250,000 in assets; larger or complex organizations file the full form, and we confirm eligibility before anything is filed.
The IRS currently issues most 1023-EZ determinations within about a month and most full 1023 determinations within about six months.
You can, and approval within 27 months of formation applies retroactively, but large donors often wait for the determination letter.
$275 for the 1023-EZ, $600 for the full 1023, paid directly to the IRS.
Yes. A nonprofit can pay reasonable salaries for real work, including to founders. What it cannot do is distribute profits.
No. Plus and Pro include a physical U.S. address with mail scanning and a registered agent, free for the first year. On Basic you name your own registered agent in the state.
A yearly information return to the IRS in the Form 990 series, your state's annual report and fees, and records of board decisions. Your dashboard sends lifetime alerts before every deadline.
The three things nearly every new nonprofit needs next.
When the bank asks for your tax ID
The number every bank, payroll provider and marketplace asks for first. Filed without an SSN for founders abroad.
501(c)(3) Application
The federal exemption application prepared and filed for you, Form 1023-EZ when you qualify and the full Form 1023 when you need it, with the IRS fee at cost.
When you are ready to open the account
The documents, the preparation and the guidance, so your application is complete when you apply.
Guides written from real filings, for founders forming a nonprofit.
Formation, taxes, legal, and brand, running on one platform, so you can focus on what you're building.
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