CLUBS UNDER 501(c)(3) UMBRELLA
(Updated 1/11/2019 by LGCF Treasurer)

DISTRICT I
 Fleur de Lis Garden Club

DISTRICT II
 Colonial Garden Club
 Grand Isle Garden Club

DISTRICT III
 Abbeville Garden Club
​Breaux Bridge Garden Club
 Franklin Garden Club
 Lafayette Garden Club
 New Iberia Garden Club
 Terrebonne Garden Club
 Thibodeaux Garden Club

DISTRICT V
District V - LGCF
 Delhi Garden Club
 Ferriday Garden Club
 Garden Gate Study Club
 Tensas Garden Club
 Vidalia Garden Club, Inc.

DISTRICT VI
District VI - LGCF
 Gonzales Garden Club
 Magnolia Forest Garden Club
 Town and Country Garden Club

DISTRICT VII
 Diggers and Weeders Garden Club
​Jennings Garden Club
 Lake Charles Garden Club
 Southwest Louisiana Judges Council
 Oakdale Garden Club

DISTRICT VIII
 District VIII – LGCF
 Mansfield Garden Club
 Marksville Garden Club
 Moreauville Garden Club

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 (Patricia Ortalano) 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 IF YOU NEED HELP:
Tricia Ortalano
504-259-8536
lilclover59 (at) gmail.com

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 (print)
OR
Form SS4 (apply online now)

Sample Letter of Inclusion

Articles of Association