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Grassland Cameroon

Guidance on Entity Structure

Summary:

Assist a social enterprise supporting female farmers by providing guidance on entity structure.

Referred by:

Jurisdictions: DE
About the Organization: Grassland Cameroon (“Grassland”) produces cornmeal porridge sourced from female smallholder farmers in Cameroon, whom they finance with farm inputs each planting season.
Legal Entity Type: For-profit
SDG(s):Decent Work and Economic Growth, End Poverty, Good Health and Well Being, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Zero Hunger
Legal Issue(s):

Grassland Cameroon plans to incorporate an entity in the US (likely Delaware) to facilitate fundraising. They are seeking assistance determining how best to structure their entities to be as tax and operationally efficient as possible.

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Elpida Social Capital

Consultation on Tax Implications of Anonymous Wealth Transfer Platform

Summary:

Provide a tax consultation to a financial education startup dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap.

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Jurisdictions: U.S. (headquartered in VA)
About the Organization: Elpida Social Capital (“Elpida”) is a financial education firm dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap by using financial and social capital to invest in historically marginalized communities.
Legal Entity Type: For-profit
SDG(s):End Poverty, Good Health and Well Being, Reduced Inequalities
Legal Issue(s):

Last year, the team at Elpida launched the Black Student Debt Freedom (BSDF) fund in an effort to crowdfund and pay off black students’ education loans. They are now in the process of transitioning the BSDF fund into an anonymous wealth transfer platform called Jubilant Circle, which aims to close the racial wealth gap by paying off student loans, facilitating asset transfers, and offering culturally appropriate financial coaching. The Elpida team is seeking a consultation to discuss a few discrete questions about the tax implications of running Jubilant Circle.

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Solidarity Dental

Consultation on Entity Structure

Summary:

Provide a consultation on entity structure to a social enterprise that provides dental care to underserved populations in Ecuador.

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Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: Solidarity Dental mobilizes access to quality dental care and education to underserved communities in Ecuador with mobile, portable, and stationary onsite clinics.
Legal Entity Type: Hybrid (nonprofit + for-profit affiliates)
SDG(s):Good Health and Well Being
Legal Issue(s):

Solidarity Dental is currently establishing a foundation in the US (Solidarity Dental Foundation) that will certify dental clinics and companies in the US (and later Japan/EU) that contribute 1% of their revenue to underserved patient populations in Ecuador, and eventually the rest of Latin America. They are seeking a consultation to discuss how best to structure their global organization – Parent Company (Solidarity Dental PBC), US Foundation (Solidarity Dental), Ecuadorian Foundation (Novulis Foundation) and dental care implementing agency/subsidiary (Novulismed SA Ecuador) in a way that is transparent and maximizes their impact. They have a few discrete questions involving tax and governance that they would love to run by a qualified attorney.

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Alaska Fellows Program

Tax Consultation

Summary:

Provide a tax consultation to an organization that connects young Alaskans with high-impact opportunities in the state.

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  • Anonymous Collaborator
Jurisdictions: U.S. (Alaska)
About the Organization: Alaska Fellows Program (AFP) is a fall-to-spring residential program that nurtures the next generation of Alaska-based leaders by pairing them with professional mentors and connecting them with non-profit or public-sector organizations for fellowships.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities
Legal Issue(s):

Alaska Fellows Program is a fiscally sponsored organization, currently in the process of establishing a 501c3. Their program participants are paired with non-profit and public-sector organizations and paid a modest living stiped. Because the program is not tied with an academic institution and geared towards young professionals/recent graduates (rather than current students), participants are currently paid as private contractors. However, the AFP team is seeking a consultation to discuss avenues/the possibility of making the stipend tax-free. In that same consultation, if possible, they would also appreciate assistance with a few discrete questions about the tax implications of purchasing cars/properties for use in connection with the program.

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Eco-Stylist

Convert LLC to DE Benefit Corporation

Summary:

Assist social enterprise that identifies ethically made clothing in converting from an LLC to a Delaware Benefit Corporation.

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Jurisdictions: Delaware
About the Organization: Eco-Stylist is committed to providing consumers with ethically made clothing. They offer a marketplace for sustainably made clothes as well as a directory of sustainable brands.
Legal Entity Type: For-profit
SDG(s):Responsible Consumption and Production
Legal Issue(s):

Eco-Stylist is seeking assistance converting from an LLC to a Delaware Benefit Corporation.

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