Starting a NonProfit

Maryland Charitable Organizations Division – To assist individuals in starting a non-profit organization, the State of Maryland’s Charitable Organizations Division has set forth the necessary steps to form a non-profit organization. Visit Maryland Secretary of State’s Non-Profit Organization page for more information at Non-Profit Organization (maryland.gov).

Office of the Attorney General Resources for Nonprofits & Charitable Organizations- The Office of the Attorney General is committed to helping Maryland's nonprofit institutions locate the resources they need to build strong, well-managed, and responsible organizations, as well as ensuring that the Marylanders who donate billions of dollars each year to charities have the information they need to give wisely, www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/Nonprofits/default.aspx.

Checklist for Starting a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland –

This checklist is provided by the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, https://sos.maryland.gov/Documents/ChecklistNonProfit.pdf.

Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics – The National Center for Charitable Statistics is designed as a portal for nonprofit practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to download and explore data, this is the home for all NCCS publications, About | National Center for Charitable Statistics (urban.org).