Form 990 is the annual tax information return that 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations must file with the IRS each year. Even organizations that have not yet filed for 501(c)(3) status but intend to do so, or that have filed for 501(c)(3) status but have not yet received it, are required to file some version of the form with the IRS each year. Which version of the Form 990 that must be filed generally depends on the economic activity …

Does your organization ever work with businesses owned by a board member, Executive Director or employee or someone related to one of those people? Maybe hire a printing company or rent office space from such a person or company? Use a caterer for an event who is married to a Board Member? Has your Executive Director written a book related to the mission of the organization or does he or she receive speaking fees for speeches s/he …

ACC May Lunch-PBP Check (L-R:Rachel Spears (PBPA), Scott Burton (Sutherland), Michael Fong (Recommind), Brett Lockwood (Smith Gambrell & Russell) and Geoff Frost (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore) The 2012 Association of Corporate Counsel-Georgia Chapter (ACC-GA) Value Challenge event raised $31,000 for Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (PBPA). Sutherland, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Smith, Gambrell & Russell and Recommind sponsored the Value Challenge, which was presented on March 29, 2012 with over 100 attorneys in attendance. The funds raised …

The Coca-Cola Company – ABA Business Law Section’s 2012 National Public Service Award Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP – State Bar of Georgia ABC Pro Bono Business Law Award Timothy B. Phillips –Atlanta Business Chronicle Corporate Counsel Award for Community Champion Henry Walker and Debbie Segal of Kilpatrick Townsend accept pro bono award Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta would like to congratulate The Coca-Cola Company, Kilpatrick Townsend, and Timothy Phillips on their 2012 pro bono awards. Each …

Volunteers loading soap to be shipped. Hotels in the United States discard an estimated 2.6 million bars of soap every day. Around the world, there are over 45 million people with limited or no access to clean water or soap, leaving them susceptible to life-threatening illnesses. Three years ago Derreck Kayongo and his wife Sarah, former Kenyan refugees, recognized the potential in what Americans throw out every day to save the lives of refugees and vulnerable populations. …

Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta volunteers provided more than $2.3 million worth of legal services to Atlanta nonprofits last year. The time and talents of our attorney volunteers make a big difference to the nonprofits they serve. Below are some “shout outs” to our volunteers from their appreciative nonprofit clients: To: Jared Brandman of The Coca-Cola Company and Dan Rollman of DLA Piper From: Fund for Southern Communities “We truly appreciate all the time that you gave …