NONPROFIT LAW
We help nonprofits deal with legalities so they can focus on doing good.
Operating a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization can be as complicated as running a business. Nonprofits need to deal with unique legal issues such as qualifying for tax-exempt status, setting up their internal governance and management team, and following their bylaws. Luminate Law counsels nonprofit organizations on how to get started and comply with legal requirements so they can concentrate on the reason they were formed—to benefit the community.
Luminate Law regularly counsels nonprofit organizations. There is a natural fit between the firm’s passion for justice in the community and the charitable purposes of nonprofits. Luminate Law’s principal attorney, Elijah Yip, has firsthand knowledge of the legal issues facing nonprofits, having sat on the boards of nonprofit organizations in various sectors, including education, religious ministry, tech, and health care. Elijah is particularly well-versed in legal issues involving churches and faith-based organizations. Let us put our experience in Hawaii nonprofit law to work for your nonprofit organization.
Hawaii Nonprofit Law Services
Our legal services to nonprofit organizations include:
- Obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status - Form 1023
- Board governance -- drafting and complying with Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and other organizational documents
- Legal structure of nonprofit organizations and subsidiaries
- Conflicts of interest
- Taxation of nonprofits
- Religious liberty for faith-based organizations
- Review of grant contracts
