Guided nonprofit formation for first-time founders
Turn Your Nonprofit Dream Into Impact
LaunchPad walks you through nonprofit planning, governance, programs, budgeting, and IRS preparation — step by step, in plain English, at your own pace.
You can leave at any point and pick up right where you stopped.
How It Works
Four simple stages take you from an idea to an organization that is ready to file and ready to fund.
Step 1
Answer guided questions
Plain-English questions, one at a time. No jargon, no giant forms.
Step 2
Build your nonprofit foundation
Your purpose, programs, board, and budget come together as you go.
Step 3
Generate your documents
Your answers become organized, usable documents for your organization.
Step 4
Prepare for filing and funding
Arrive at your IRS application and first grant requests already prepared.
Your information is protected
Founders share meaningful details about themselves and their communities. LaunchPad is built so that information stays private, secure, and fully under your control.
Encrypted and private
Your answers are transmitted securely and stored in a protected database.
Only you can see your work
Account-level access rules mean your organization's information is visible to you alone.
We never ask for sensitive IDs
No Social Security numbers, banking details, or copies of identification. Ever.
Every answer builds your foundation
Start with your dream for a one-time $99. State incorporation fees and the IRS user fee ($600 long-form or $275 short-form) are paid separately to the government.
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