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Q: Must a Delaware private nonprofit foundation register in the states it wants to donate to nonprofits and individuals?

I want to form a private foundation in the state of Delaware, and donate funds to nonprofits and individuals in other U.S. states, including Texas where I currently live. It only takes one person to form a private foundation or nonprofit in Delaware, whereas in most other states it takes three... View More

Diren Wickrema Singhe
Diren Wickrema Singhe
answered on Oct 24, 2023

Thanks for your inquiry. Without getting into the issue of the appropriate entity type and state for your planned foundation, let’s just focus on the issue of whether you would need to register your planned Delaware entity as a foreign entity in Texas.

First, it is important to consider...
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