501(c)(3) status entitles a corporation to tax exempt status as a charitable organization under the U. S. Internal Revenue Code.
Yes, they can.
See link http://www.irs.gov/publications/p557/ch03.html
They must meet all the criteria for a charitable organization prior to filing for exempt status.
The benefit to getting 501c3 status is the ability to accept charitable contributions. I am not familiar with a nonprofit LLC. There has been a movement in the past few years to create a hybrid of for profit and non profits called an L3C, low profit limited liability corporation.
No, 501c3 are documents filed with the IRS for a Non Profit Corporations' tax exempt status once the Corporation has been filed with the Secretary of states office. Articles of incorporation are documents filed with the secretary of states office to create the corporation.
I don't think anyone outside of the administration of JW's or the IRS could answer such a question. If you read over the requirements of 501C3 status, it outlines that it has to be a non-profit organization, not involved with any political activities such as lobbying for a certain political candidate or cause. Jehovah's Witnesses certainly meet those requirements. Whether JW's fall under this classification, or because of some other criteria fall under a different tax-exempt status, it would be unknown by parties outside of the two previously mentioned.
Yes they are.
Having a child in the US does not particularly help you gain immigrant status or entitle you to government payments.
"Long-standing" or not, if they collect and disseminate money they have to be in compliance with all tax laws.
501(c)(3) is a designation in the United States, not India. In India, organizations can be tax-exempt under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act if they meet certain criteria. Some well-known charities in India include Teach For India, Goonj, and Akshaya Patra Foundation.
It is possible to have a LLC and 501c3, but the IRS sets conditions. A non profit and a limited ?æLiability company may have shared values but not enough structure.
Most non-profits that are bigger are formed at the National level as 501c3 status. That is just a legal entity though, where these nonprofits conduct their business can be at their choosing. That means it could be at a state level.