I was recently asked while watching my son play soccer if I knew how to set up a not-for-profit. After 9 years on the board of the Fremantle Foundation, I was able to answer that question.
The answer depends upon the type of legal structure you wish to use but a common structure that I would recommend is that of:
- a company limited by guarantee, which can be acquired from a provider of shelf companies;
- adopt the model constitution as provided by the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission:
https://www.acnc.gov.au/tools/templates/constitution-charitable-company-limited-guarantee; - if you wish to create a public ancillary fund then a model trust deed is available at the ATO website:
https://www.ato.gov.au/Forms/Public-ancillary-fund-model-trust-deed/ - Justice Connect provides a guide for directors and officeholders running a charitable company limited by guarantee:
https://www.nfplaw.org.au/sites/default/files/media/Guide_to_Running_a_Charitable_CLG.pdf
If you are considering setting up a public ancillary fund I recommend that you consider contacting Dylan Smith (dylan@fremantlefoundation.com) at the Fremantle Foundation (http://www.fremantlefoundation.org.au/) to consider whether a named fund within the Fremantle Foundation would suit your purposes better than establishing a new stand-alone public ancillary fund and having to comply with the obligations imposed upon the directors of the trustee company as set out in guide prepared by Justice Connect
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