Club/SIG Tax Information & Funding

Harvard Law School Association (HLSA) Clubs and SIGs have options when it comes to their tax status and funding the organization through allocation of funds, sponsorship, or partnership opportunities. The following is general guidance for HLSA Clubs and SIGs to consider in evaluating their organizational status and funding inquiries.

 

This guidance is not intended to provide professional legal advice but rather to raise some considerations and recommendations that each HLSA Club or SIG might contemplate in deciding its own organizational tax status, operations, and funding efforts.

 

Tax Exemption & Incorporation

Fundraising & Sponsorship

Fundraising: Direct financial gifts (cash) to an HLSA Club or SIG
Sponsorship: Gifts in-kind that an HLSA Club or SIG may receive 

Third-Party Partnership