Letters from the readers: How to get nonprofit status

Growing For Market

How to get nonprofit status
I’m the manager of the Blacksburg Farmers Market in Virginia.  We are looking to apply for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and I wanted to see if you know of other markets that have recently obtained 501(c)(3) status and/or if you know the language they used on their applications to the IRS.  I know some markets have been denied by the IRS so we’d like to get it right the first time.  Thanks for any assistance you can provide!

Elisabeth Vogel
Blacksburg VA

Can anyone offer advice on this topic? Please contact Growing for Market and we will pass on the information to Elisabeth and share it with GFM readers in a future issue.