CLUBS UNDER 501(c)(3) UMBRELLA
(Updated 2/9/2021 by LGCF Treasurer) DISTRICT I Belle Chasse Garden Club Fleur de Lis Garden Club DISTRICT II DISTRICT III District III - LGCF Abbeville Garden Club Breaux Bridge Garden Club Lafayette Garden Club New Iberia Garden Club Terrebonne Garden Club Thibodaux Garden Club DISTRICT V District V - LGCF Delhi Garden Club Ferriday Garden Club Garden Gate Study 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 (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; osbyruth@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 (apply online now) Sample Letter of Inclusion Articles of Association |