CLUBS UNDER 501(c)(3) UMBRELLA
(Updated 11/3/2023 by LGCF Treasurer)

DISTRICT II
Belle Chasse Garden Club
Grand Isle Garden Club
 
DISTRICT III
District III - LGCF
Gardening Consultants Council
Landscape Design Council
SWLA Judges Council
Abbeville Garden Club
Terrebonne Garden Club
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DISTRICT V
District V - LGCF 
Delhi Garden Club
Ferriday Garden Club
Vidalia Garden Club, Inc.

DISTRICT VI
Dist. VI Accredited Flower
Gardenettes

DISTRICT VII
Diggers and Weeders Garden Club
​Jennings Garden Club
Oakdale Garden Club

DISTRICT VIII
District VIII – LGCF

501(c)(3)
GROUP UMBRELLA INFORMATION

All forms must be typed or computer generated. IRS does not accept handwritten forms.

Apply for EIN (Employer Identification Number) for your garden club. This can be done on the computer at www.IRS.gov.

By-laws should be signed and dated. If your club does not have by-laws you will have to adopt some.

Write a letter requesting inclusion under LGCF exemption umbrella to LGCF Treasurer (Ruth Delhomme) include all necessary information.

Deadline for inclusion letter and all attachments is November 1, 2017.

Attachments are: Club By-laws, Articles of Association form and Articles of Incorporation (if club has been incorporated).

If letter is not received by deadline (November 1 of the current year), your club cannot be included in the group tax exemption inclusion until the following fiscal year.

If your club’s gross income is over $50,000 per year, you must file form 990EZ annually with the IRS. If your club’s gross income is under $50,000 per year, you must file a form 990N (postcard) annually with the IRS.

PLEASE CALL OR E-MAIL  Ruth Delhomme, Treasurer - 337-322-3157; [email protected]​

Internal Revenue Service Website:  www.irs.gov

Forms to apply for your 501(c)(3)
[nonprofit organization status]

Form SS4 Instructions (print these instructions, for step by step info in filling out the SS4 form below)

Form SS4 (apply online now)

Sample Letter of Inclusion

Articles of Association