Nevada Nonprofit cost

Forming a Nevada Nonprofit

You file Articles of Incorporation, Nonprofit Corporation (NRS 82), plus $50 Initial List; exempt from State Business License fee with the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division. The state fee is $50. See the official fee.

File it yourself with the state →

Every year after

• Annual List of Officers and Directors (NRS 82): $50, filed every year. Due: Every year by the last day of the month in which the nonprofit was formed; $50, no State Business License fee for NRS 82 nonprofits.
• First one: Initial List is filed with the Articles of Incorporation; first Annual List is due by the end of the incorporation month one year later.
• If you're late: $50 late fee per the nonprofit fee schedule (other Secretary of State instructions show $75).
• Official report page

Worth knowing

• An LLC costs $425 to form ($75 articles + $150 initial list + $200 business license); a corporation costs at least $725 ($75 + $150 + $500).
• Every year an LLC pays $350 and a corporation at least $650 for its Annual List and State Business License, due by the end of the formation month.
• Nevada has no state income tax; the Commerce Tax only applies above $4 million in Nevada gross revenue.
• NRS 82 nonprofits pay $50 to form, $50 per annual list and no business license fee.

Registered agent

Nevada requires a registered agent. Registered agent must have a physical Nevada address (P.O. box only for mail); may be an individual 18 or older, an office within the entity, or a commercial registered agent; agent must sign the acceptance. You can serve as your own agent if you have a qualifying address; paid services usually charge a yearly fee.