If you’re forming a fairly straightforward 501c3 the cost of achieving this shouldn’t exceed about $800 or so total. If you’re using a third party service to “set you up” and it’s 4+ figures lol yeah you’re being set up all right, set up for profit margins.

Just a nerd deploying solutions, systems & ideas. Made A Stage Reborn™ to make arts more accessible.

Source: Back in 2017 we did this ourselves because we knew how, NWRA quoted us nearly $4,000+ but we did it for $25 incorporation, $100 business license registration, $600 1023ez? 

Don’t waste those donor dollars on things not mission critical.