PLEASE NOTE: This application is for organizations that have already incorporated in CT, NJ, or NY and received 501(c)(3) recognition from the IRS and have not yet received legal assistance from Pro Bono Partnership. If you are an organization seeking to incorporate and/or apply for 501(c)(3) status, please visit our page for Emerging Nonprofits.
Important:
Pro Bono Partnership assists qualifying nonprofit organizations in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York (primarily the Lower Hudson Valley and Long Island, not New York City) with their business legal needs. The nonprofits must primarily serve the communities within these three states. We do not assist nonprofits that are primarily focused on serving communities outside of the tristate region, even if the nonprofits are located in our service area.
Pro Bono Partnership does not assist individuals, houses of worship, or for-profit organizations.
If the Partnership determines that we can help your nonprofit, there will be a non-refundable administrative fee of $375 if its annual budget is under $300,000, $650 if its annual budget is $300,000 to under $700,000, $800 if its annual budget is $700,000 to under $1.5M, or $1,000 if its annual budget is over $1.5M.
The procedures set forth on this web page and the administrative fees are subject to revision in the future.
Any information that you submit via this form or by mail or fax is not protected by the attorney-client privilege. Submitting a request for legal assistance to Pro Bono Partnership is not intended to create, and does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.
Instructions:
Step 1: Gather Required Documents
Make sure you have gathered the following Required Documents:
- Certificate of Incorporation (sometimes referred to as Articles of Incorporation) and any amendments to it. If you have the copy that is stamped “Filed” with the state of incorporation, please send us that version.
- IRS tax determination letter
- List of board members and officers, including their titles and affiliations (that is, the names of their employers)
- Bylaws in Word format
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Last Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-N filed with the IRS
- Form 1023 or Form 1023-EZ (Application for 501(c)(3) tax exemption filed with IRS)
- Budget
- Any other organizational information that might be helpful to us (brochures, annual reports, program description, etc.)
- If you need assistance with a specific document (e.g., the review of a lease or an employee handbook), please submit that document with your application. Your request WILL NOT be processed until we have received it.
Do not scan all of the requested documents as one PDF, please keep each of the requested documents separate. Your request will not be processed until we have received the required documents.
Step 2: Submit Application
Complete and submit the application, including uploading the required documents outlined in Step 1. Please note, additional documents can be emailed to information@probonopartner.org.