Your first useful result

Build your filing plan before the paperwork.

Answer six quick questions. We’ll show a preliminary path, the first unresolved task, and what the guided questionnaire covers—before asking for addresses, officers, or payment.

✓ No account✓ No payment✓ About 2 minutes

Six questions · one personalized plan

Tell us where the organization stands.

1. Is the organization legally formed?

Yes — it is legally formed It is in progress Not yet

2. Legal structure

3. U.S. formation jurisdiction

Choose where the organization is formed or expects to form. Federal, tribal, Alaska Native government, and other U.S. jurisdiction answers receive a needs-review result before the detailed questionnaire.

4. Have gross receipts exceeded $50,000 in any of the past 3 years, or are they projected to exceed $50,000 in the current year or either of the next 2 years?

Gross receipts means all money received before subtracting expenses.

No — $50,000 or less in every applicable yearYes — over $50,000 in at least one applicable yearNot sure yet

5. Are total assets above $250,000 at fair-market value?

No — $250,000 or less at fair-market valueYes — over $250,000 at fair-market valueNot sure yet

6. In one or two sentences, what will the nonprofit actually do?

A plain description is enough. This is planning input—not the final 250-character Pay.gov answer.