Non-Profit Corporations

Starting a Non-Profit • Contracts and Consulting

Assisting Non-Profit Organizations in Minnesota and Nationwide

Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A. provides legal assistance, advice, and representation for a number of non-profit and not-for-profit corporations, eleemosynary organizations, community groups, educational institutions, and charitable foundations. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, we represent organizations statewide, across the Midwest, and nationally.

The Firm is experienced in creating appropriate corporate entities, including registration with the Secretary of State and registration with the Internal Revenue Service regarding both tax-exempt status and registration as a 501(c)(3) charity or 501(c)(4) organization. Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A. also advises and represents Boards and Executive Directors of non-profit organizations on the full panoply of matters relating to establishing and running the operations:

• Entity formation documentation
• Drafting articles, by-laws, and mission statements
• Contracts and handbooks
• Employment law issues
• Real estate acquisition
• Intellectual property rights
• Litigation

Non-profits or not-for-profits represented by Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A. include private schools, community organizations, national and local pet owner organizations, religious organizations, private foundations, an institute devoted to economic development, sports-related organizations, a media-watchdog council, and an organization devoted to fostering home ownership, among others.

Contact Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen for more information on non-profits, or e-mail Earl H. Cohen, Marshall H. Tanick, or Jeffrey C. O'Brien.