In the section on getting money from the DOD, this is the first step: > If you have a large project that is getting significant usage, incorporate a 501(c)(3)

In the section on getting money from the DOD, this is the first step: > If you have a large project that is getting significant usage, incorporate a 501(c)(3) organization which will officially manage the project. Funding for the effort will live in this 501(c)(3) Not too long ago, the IRS was clamping down pretty hard on the creation of new 501(c)(3)s, especially ones that were functioning (as they saw it) as the equivalent of businesses: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140701/11470827745/irs-rejects-non-profit-status-open-source-organization-because-private-companies-might-use-software.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140701/11470827745/irs-r... This issue doesn't get much coverage today, but as far as I'm aware, this is still the status quo, with 501(c)(3) applications being subjected to additional scrutiny and denied regularly.