Official Affiliate subordinate 501 (c) 3 tax exempt public charities and ministries of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries

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Chaplain Russell L. Farmer Director of affiliate ministry programs
Affiliate Subordinate Ministries Program Membership Requirements
Chaplain Fellowship Ministries has a zero tolerance policy regarding wrong doing or dishonesty of any kind.

Contact Chaplain Russell the director of Affiliate Ministry programs for further information on the requirements for membership in the affiliate ministry program. Applicant may contact him during normal office hours (Monday - Friday) California time 9:am to 5:pm. at (254) 598-5051 - or e-mail at

Please Note: CFMI take the responsibility of over seeing the CFMI group exemption under 501 (c) 3 very seriously. Applicants who have a problem following directions, being held accountable, or answering to authority need not apply. During an applicants interview for membership in the affiliate ministry program they will be ask questions regarding the information on this page. Applicants will be interviewed by phone by by two senior staff members. Applicant are advised to read everything on this web page very carefully.

Applicants applying for this program must be members in good standing with Chaplain Fellowship Ministries for a period of no less than 12 months before applying for this program. Applicants must past a background check, have a real existing ministry "NOT an Internet ministry". Applicant must take and pass the required IRS courses listed below under Virtual Workshop.

No member or ministry will be covered unless they meet the established requirements and standards of the governing board of directors of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries and be in compliance with the requirements, rules, regulations and guidelines established by the Internal Revenue Service governing 501 (c) 3 tax exempt public charities. There will be no exceptions!

Membership with Chaplain Fellowship Ministries does not mean a member's ministry will be automatically approved. Becoming an affiliate subordinate ministry under Chaplain Fellowship Ministries is a privilege, not an automatic right of membership with Chaplain Fellowship Ministries.

Members applying to become an affiliate subordinate ministry are required to complete five virtual training courses provided by the IRS before they will be considered for membership in the affiliate subordinate ministry program. The online training provides the tools and knowledge to help keep organization’s exempt status intact. See the link below titled Virtual Workshop for details. Once you've completed each course, applicants taking the workshop must be sure to take the evaluation survey, which will allow them to print a certificate of completion for the courses, copies of all five certificates of completion must be sent to the home office.

Romans 13: 3-5 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Obtaining and maintaining 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status is crucial to the success of charitable organizations. All qualified members seeking to be covered under the group exemption of CFMI must take the following virtual training courses provided by the IRS. 1. Tax Exempt Status 2. Unrelated Business Income 3. Employment Issues 4. Form 990 5. Required Disclosures. This online training provides the tools and knowledge to help you keep your organization’s exempt status intact. It consists of five interactive courses, which you can take individually and in any order.

For more course information. Also we advise all affiliate members to download all five printable PDF presentations for future reference.

AFFILIATE MINISTRIES FILLING REQUIREMENTS: Affiliate Subordinate Ministries are responsible for their own actions and are required to visit the internal revenue service web site and educate themselves regarding public charities & non-profits. Affiliate Subordinate Ministries are responsible for filing their own 990, 990EZ, 990N or any other forms required by the Internal Revenue Service. We would advise everyone to keep themselves informed and make sure you educate yourselves and your board members so you will not have any problems.

FILE YOUR 990N: It is a very simple form that will only take few minutes of your time, once filed your ministry will be good for another year. To file your 990N. Affiliate ministries who fail to file their 990 or 990 (ECard) will lose their exempt status under CFMI, the IRS will revoke it, if this happens there is nothing we can do, it cannot be reissued. Any ministry who has it revoked by the IRS will have to file for their own tax exempt status under their own ministry.

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STAY EXEMPT: This is an IRS interactive web-based training program covering tax compliance issues confronted by small and mid-sized tax-exempt organizations. For training, For IRS educational videos !

IRS Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits: Affiliate Subordinate Ministries need to visit the IRS web page on Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits. Affiliate Subordinate Ministries are responsible for filling their own 990, 990EZ or any other forms required by the IRS. Keep yourselves informed, and Educate yourselves and your board members so you will not have any problems. For information on here Charities & Other Non-Profits .

Exempt Employer's Tool Kit: A new page on the IRS web site for Charities & Other Nonprofit centralizes federal tax resources commonly needed by tax-exempt organizations that compensate employees. To see the exempt employer’s tool kit for more information.

State by State exemption Information: You need to be aware of your state's laws concerning tax exempt status for non profit groups. Each states laws vary by type of group as well as type of project chosen for sales. The above link is provided for your convenience and in no way should be considered as legal advise for your particular group or project.

FILLING FEES: New internal revenue service filing and user fee schedule to view the new internal revenue service filing and user fee Schedule. Scroll down to determination office user fee, look under Application for recognition of exemption and Group exemption letters.

GRANTS AND D-U-N-S NUMBER: Tax Exempt organizations applying for a grants from the federal government must have a Duns Number. D-U-N-S Number assignment is FREE for all businesses required to register with the US Federal government for contracts or grants. to request your D-U-N-S Number via the Web. If one does not exist for your business location, it can be created within 1 business day. . To request your D-U-N-S Number by phone, (for US, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands Only). or technical difficulties, contact govt@dnb.com

Fundraising Ideas: There are hundreds of fundraising location on the net for non-profits. You can find a lot of them in our member's area .

Affiliate Subordinate Ministry not listed on this page have been removed from the affiliate subordinate ministry program.

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™Chaplain Fellowship Ministries International is legally Incorporated as a Nonprofit public charity, please for verification. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries International also holds a 501(c) 3 group exemption. US Federal Government contractors, Corporations and foundations our Legal Name is Chaplain Fellowship Ministries International Inc., Legal Structure is Nonprofit Public Charity, D-U-N-S Number is 808479526. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries is an Internationally recognized ministry of presence.