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Hawaii Nonprofit Corporation
fees and filing deadlines

Formed at the state level like any corporation, but with no shareholders. State formation and federal tax exemption are two separate things: forming a nonprofit does not make it tax exempt. Exemption is a separate IRS application.

To start

Form a Nonprofit Corporation in Hawaii
Articles of Incorporation (nonprofit)
$25

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Annual Business Report$2.5Due on the anniversary of formation, every year.

About $2.5 a year to stay in good standing at today’s fees, counting only recurring filings and spreading anything filed less often across the years between. One-time filings and taxes are excluded.

Where each figure comes from

Annual Business Report
$2.5

Due on the anniversary of formation, every year.

Nonprofit corporations: $2.50; and Partnerships: $5.00.

Get your own dates

The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.

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Other structures in Hawaii

Limited Liability CompanyCorporationLimited PartnershipLimited Liability Partnership

The same structure elsewhere

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