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Indianapolis Nonprofit Organizations Lawyers

Lewis & Kappes provides complete and comprehensive legal services to non-profit organizations and boards of directors as well as to individuals, families, corporations and institutions involved with charitable organizations and giving. Our non-profit attorneys advise and assist nonprofit organizations on a broad range of general matters including:

• Business planning: business formation, partnerships, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and general business contract negotiation
• Conflicts of interest
• Tax planning and filings, unrelated business income tax, excise tax, charitable deductions, and communications with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Representation during business litigation
• Charitable gaming regulations and filings
• Securities and municipal bonds
• Labor, employment, and volunteer labor issues
• Charitable giving plans

Lewis & Kappes recognizes the importance of effective board participation and offers non-profit clients the unique service of comprehensive board training which covers areas specific to each organization's needs and charitable purposes and also includes training in the areas of:

• Federal and state nonprofit regulations
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements for tax exempt status
• Corporate compliance
• Director and officer liability
• Avoiding intermediate sanctions for private inurement and private benefit
• Handling conflicts of interest
• Protecting tax-exempt status
• Ethics

Lewis & Kappes attorneys represent a wide variety of not-for-profit clients including museums, health care facilities, churches, fraternal organizations, and public charities. Some of our clients include:

• The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc.
• The Madame Walker Urban Life Center
• Faculty for Higher Education
• Indiana Industrial Energy Consumers Inc.
• American Cabaret Theatre
• Central Indiana Neighborhood Health Centers
• Indiana Health Centers
• Shalom Health Care Center
• Club Atolinga

Members of the Lewis & Kappes not-for-profit team have served non-profit organizations in various capacities including service as in-house general counsel, counsel to the board of directors, executive officers, governing board members, and trustees. Some of the organizations served by Lewis & Kappes attorneys include:

• The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc.
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Indianapolis Committee of Foreign Relations
• American Cabaret Theatre
• Indiana Arts Commission
• IUPUI School of Liberal Arts
• Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
• Alzheimer's Association
• Forum of International Professional Services

If we can provide you or your organization with additional information or assistance please contact us . Our Indianapolis non-profit organizations lawyers serve organization with interests in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, as well as Bloomington, Zionsville, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Gary, and Evansville.