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Community-based nonprofits can benefit from business legal counsel for free!

WAACO
1-866-288-9695 (toll-free)
P.O. Box 2134
Seattle, WA 98111-2134
contact@waaco.org

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WAACO will actively recruit volunteer attorneys to represent eligible organizations and will use its best efforts to place matters as soon as possible. WAACO itself, however, will not provide legal representation and cannot guarantee that it will find a volunteer attorney to help every eligible organization.

 

 

Eligibility Guidelines

eligibility requirements for nonprofit organizations to receive free legal assistance

To be eligible for free legal assistance through WAACO, an organization must demonstrate that it

  • has a primarily charitable or community-based purpose,
  • is or seeks to become a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations,
  • is unable to pay for legal fees without significant impairment of program resources, and
  • seeks legal assistance on a business or organizational matter, but not on any legal issue related to current or expected litigation.

Startup organizations are eligible for legal assistance, provided they satisfy the above eligibility criteria and demonstrate potential viability.  Startup organizations need to have a mission statement, board of directors, 3-year budget, business plan, and a very clear description of program servics or activities that the new organization will engage in before applying for legal assistance through WAACO.

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