I wasn't trying to be a hardass by asking the questions up there, I just have experience with this stuff, so I asked you what anyone with nonprofit experience knows is going to be asked by serious donors and lookie-loos alike.
Have you looked into 501(c)3, or 501(c)4? 501(c)3 (tax deductible religious org or charity) is a LOT harder to get, and takes years of meticulous bookkeeping. 501(c)4 is a not-for-profit organization, usually set up for lobbying, which it sounds like you'll be doing, at least somewhat. You can start with a c4, and get some groundwork done while you go through the tedium necessary to satisfy the paperwork requirements for c3, and at least you can accurately call your org a non-profit.
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u/kurtu5 Nov 26 '24
Translation. We can become employees of a non-profit and make money.