Description
Standards for Excellence Educational Resource Packet #21A 3.0
Published 2025
Maintaining Legal Compliance: Attachment A
Checklist of Compliance with Selected Legal, Regulatory, and Financial
Reporting Requirements for Charitable Nonprofits
This checklist was developed for nonprofits recognized as 501(c)(3) under the Internal Revenue Code.
Issues related to this checklist may involve complex tax law or other legal questions which you should review with your own legal counsel. The information contained in this checklist and any attachments is based on our understanding of published sources and is provided for informational purposes only. Nothing in this communication is intended to create or imply creation of an attorney-client relationship. This communication is not intended to be a legal opinion or formal legal advice.
Most entries are linked to a description of key compliance issues in Attachment B.
When available, forms are linked to the relevant resource online; websites cited are subject to change.
