Nonprofit Legal Services Program - LegalCORPS
Eligibility
Nonprofit organizations with annual revenues of $250,000 or less, and those seeking to start a nonprofit with anticipated revenues of $50,000 or less for the first three years; statewide
Required documents
Vary
Hours
8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
(612)206-0780
Voice
Websitehttps://www.legalcorps.org
Email[email protected]
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call for screening prior to application
Fees
$50 administrative fee for those who are placed with an attorney
Service area
MN
Provides education, brief advice, and full representation for small nonprofit organizations and those seeking to start a nonprofit. Legal issues common to nonprofit and for-profit organizations include:
- Human Resources, including employment and benefits
- Contracts relating to leases, buying buildings, signing state and county contracts
- Articles and bylaws
- Mergers and dissolutions
- Intellectual property (particularly copyright and trademark)
- Nonprofit incorporation
- Special state and federal reporting requirements
- Lobbying expenditure limits
- Regulations directed at mitigating conflicts of interest and monitoring executive compensation
- Tax-related issues around unrelated business income
Last Assured
09/18/2025
Providing organization
LegalCORPS
Through a large base of volunteer business lawyers, LegalCORPS expands access to business and nonprofit legal services by providing free legal education and brief advice to all small business owners, inventors, and nonprofits throughout Minnesota, and provides legal representation in transactional matters to qualifying low-income small business owners, individuals interested in starting a small business, and small nonprofit organizations throughout Minnesota.