Legalizing non profit in DR

Last activity 12 December 2023 by Zauna Ann Hewling

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GyllaActive member08 December 2023 19:13:01

Hi everyone,

Has anyone had experience legalizing a US based non-profit in the DR?

plannerDominican Republic Expert08 December 2023 21:37:28

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It's a whole quite complicated process, in reality creating one here. It can take 2 years, minimum 6 months

DominicanadaMikeViP09 December 2023 16:54:21

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I did create one here and it was very complicated. It took about 1 1/2 years and a very complicated process with a lot of requirements. Including a Board of Directors with at least 7 members...

GyllaActive member11 December 2023 10:39:08

Wow 😏

Zauna Ann HewlingNew member12 December 2023 13:09:35

I had the privilege of seeing how challenging it is to create a non-for-profit in the DR. As DominicanadaMike said, it took him 1.5yrs.

The team that was trying to get their charity going end up dropping the ball because it was a lot, and they didn't live in the DR to get the necessary things done. They also did not do their research and thought it was a microwave process.

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