Getting 501c(3) status can take months if not years. Most small non-profits start off incubated in a larger non-profit that acts as their fiscal sponsor. Even i

Getting 501c(3) status can take months if not years. Most small non-profits start off incubated in a larger non-profit that acts as their fiscal sponsor. Even if they had an existing non-profit, this might go against the mission/budget/aims of the existing organization.