Question 1

What is GoodStanding?

Accepted Answer

GoodStanding is a document-preparation service for nonprofits that lost their 501(c)(3) to an IRS auto-revocation. We pull your record from the government registries, prepare every filing that cures it, and hand you a dated checklist. We are not a law or CPA firm and do not represent you before the IRS — we prepare, you sign and file.

Question 2

Why did our donation pages go dark?

Accepted Answer

Under California’s AB 488, fundraising platforms are legally required to disable the pages of organizations not in good standing and pause their recurring gifts. The Attorney General republishes the charity status lists platforms sync against on the first and third Wednesday of each month — curing your filings is what turns the pages back on at the next republish.

Question 3

What is the 15-month deadline?

Accepted Answer

File within 15 months of your revocation letter or list posting and the IRS can reinstate you retroactively — as if the revocation never happened, with no taxable gap. After the window closes, the path gets harder and the gap years become taxable. Your exact date is on your free diagnostic.

Question 4

Streamlined or Full — which do we need?

Accepted Answer

Streamlined ($349) fits most small nonprofits: first revocation, gross receipts of $50,000 or less, inside the 15-month window. If any of those don’t hold, the Full pack ($699) adds the human-drafted reasonable-cause statement your case needs. The free diagnostic tells you which one you are.

Question 5

What do you prepare, and what do we sign?

Accepted Answer

We prepare the Form 1023-EZ package, the California RRF-1 and CT-TR-1 filings with late fees computed, a mail-ready cover letter, and a dated checklist. You review, sign, and file — government fees (like the IRS’s $275) pass through at cost.

Question 6

How long does reinstatement take?

Accepted Answer

Your pack lands within 3 business days of your intake answers. The IRS issues 80% of Form 1023-EZ determinations within 22 days, and 120 days for the applications it pulls for further review. California republishes the charity status lists that fundraising platforms sync against on the first and third Wednesday of each month, so your pages come back on at the next republish rather than the moment you file.

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