Animal Welfare Professionals

Are there any discussions or threads that go into what it takes for a for Profit business to create an arm of that business as a non-profit?   When I'm doing research most of the info I am seeing says it's very difficult.  Thoughts?  Anyone have experience with this??  We are an Animal Hospital that helps by spaying/neutering the stray dogs in our community that are not claimed and need to go into rescues.  Thank you in advance for your help!

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Dianna Pedersen
Office Manager
Abilene Animal Hospital
KS
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Hi Diana,

Sounds like you can totally do this! Thanks for helping the rescues.

I would say it's only difficult if you don't have a law degree and/or specialize in non-profit law. It also depends on what state you are located in. Some states make it easier or harder to set up a non-profit in general. Your best bet is to find a lawyer with a 501c3 focus who can help. We found that type of lawyer when we set up our Tripawds Foundation as a separate entity from our business back in 2014. 

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Rene Agredano
Tripawds
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