Egads. Y'all have become a talkative tribe. Why can't you wait until after tax season to talk such stuff as 501(c)(3)? If you want the absolute skinny, why doncha check out the irs website. Here's a brochure: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4220.pdf Your main trick is to qualify with an "exempt purpose." Your main costs will be upfront costs: incorporation and filing for exempt status (with $150 fee, if I recall correctly), which the IRS must approve. In general, if your revenues are less than $25,000 per year, you will not have annual annual filing requirements or associated costs. The Hairy Hillbilly By the way...I want to volunteer for the salsa and suds sampling committee. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th