Resources
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Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Public Disclosure Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Whistleblower Policy and Memorandum
Guide
Free Credit Report
Instructions for how to get a free credit report from all three credit reporting agencies, which anyone is entitled to receive at no cost once a year.
External Resource
Free or Low-Cost Bankruptcy Help
A listing of various agencies and services throughout Southern California that offer free and low-cost bankruptcy assistance.
Guide
Getting There Together: Tools to Advocate for Inclusive Development Near Transit [2012]
This guide is a Southern California housing advocates’ guide outlining legal tools for influencing affordable housing and land use and disposition policies in a new era of transit-oriented development and smart growth. It sets forth selected strategies that can be used by advocates at the regional, local, neighborhood, and project-specific levels to meaningfully participate in shaping the landscape of our neighborhoods.
Guide, Toolkit
Guardianship of the Person: Attorney Manual
Guide, Spanish
Guía de autoayuda “Pro Per” para completar: Queja de PACE del Departamento de Protección Financiera e Innovación de California
Guide, Spanish
Guía de Autoayuda: Presentar Quejas ante la Directiva Estatal de Licencias Para Contratistas de California
Guide, Spanish
Guia para Propietarios e Inquilinos Como Provedores de Cuidado Infantil Familiar [Julio 2021]
Los propietarios e inquilinos pueden tener algunas preocupaciones con respecto al funcionamiento de un hogar de cuidado infantil familiar en una propiedad de alquiler. Esta guía proporciona información sobre los derechos de los inquilinos de proveedores de cuidado infantil familiar.
Guide, Spanish
Guía Sobre Leyes de Vendedores Ambulantes (2023)
Esta guía analiza las leyes estatales recientes de venta y los permisos locales necesarios para vender.
Guide
Guidance on New Statewide Laws for Street Vendors (2025)
This guide discusses recent state vending laws and local permits needed to vend.
Guide
Guide For Reinstatement of Good Standing With Corporate and Tax Regulatory Agencies For California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporations
This publication provides an overview of how to bring a California nonprofit public benefit corporation exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code and Section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code into compliance with the California Secretary of State, California Attorney General, California Franchise Tax Board, and Internal Revenue Service.
Guide
Guide to Commercial Leases
Our Guide to Commercial Leases provides a general introduction to the typical provisions found in a commercial lease and discusses key issues that nonprofits and small businesses should consider before entering into a lease. This Guide will be useful to organizations considering a proposed lease as well as those who want to better understand the terms of a current lease.
Guide
Guide to Forming A Charitable, Tax-Exempt, Nonprofit Organization
This guide provides a basic overview of the process, and a discussion of some of the issues to consider in determining whether to form a nonprofit tax-exempt organization.
Guide
Guidelines for Releasing Children
As a child care provider, you have a legal obligation to protect and care for each child in your care. This obligation encompasses who you release a child in your care to and under what circumstances you release a child. Releasing a child to an unauthorized individual could pose legal problems for a child care provider and result in revocation of a provider’s child care license.
Guide
Housing Assistance Benefits
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Guide
How to Prepare a Federal Case
This guide will walk you through the necessary elements of a lawsuit so that you can decide whether or not you should file one.