NPOs

Our clients include long-established and leading NPOs, advancing a wide range of social initiatives in the fields of education, community, welfare, culture, and more.

We provide comprehensive legal counsel throughout every stage of an organization’s lifecycle – from formation and registration, through the establishment of operations and ongoing management, to strategic growth and the resolution of complex legal issues. Our team has extensive experience advising NPOs on an ongoing basis, including regulatory and corporate governance matters, contractual engagements with various entities (including donors, other organizations and authorities), and representation before government ministries and philanthropic foundations to obtain budgets, grants, and support, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements applicable to NPOs.

Our firm represents NPOs before the relevant authorities, including the Registrar of Associations, the Registrar of Endowments, and the Israel Tax Authority, and assists in obtaining certificates of proper management and accreditation as public institutions (Section 46 of the Income Tax Ordinance) for the purpose of recognizing donations in accordance with applicable tax laws.

As part of our ongoing legal representation, we advise and assist NPOs in audit and enforcement proceedings, corrective processes, and voluntary or court-ordered liquidation proceedings.

Our NPOs Services:

• Assistance with the formation of associations and other NPOs, and the management of registration procedures before the Registrar of Associations and the Registrar of Endowments.
• Drafting incorporation documents, including articles of association, bylaws and other requisite corporate documents, resolutions, and procedures.
• Ongoing legal support, including regulatory advice, development of organizational compliance programs, and representation at board and general meetings.
• Advice on routine management and reporting to relevant authorities, including the filing of annual reports.
• Drafting agreements relevant to the third sector and beyond, including donation and grant agreements, collaboration agreements, and agreements with suppliers and service providers.
• Assistance in obtaining approvals for document submissions and certificates of proper management, as applicable, and accreditation pursuant to Section 46A of the Income Tax Ordinance.
• Legal advice and representation in audit and enforcement proceedings, including in-depth audits, rectification of deficiencies, liquidations and related proceedings.
• Advice on nonprofit tax matters and related regulatory compliance, including accreditation as a public institution, professional association, etc.
• Advice on engagements with authorities and various government ministries for the purpose of obtaining budgets, grants, and support.

Our firm has extensive experience advising Amutot at all stages, including during the initial analysis of the ideal form of incorporation for the Amuta and its actual founding. Once the Amuta is established, our firm provides ongoing legal services according to its particular nature, with an emphasis on the processes that will enable the organization to receive a certificate of proper management and accreditation as a public institution allowed to accept donations pursuant to tax laws.