Legal Question in Business Law in Massachusetts

Tax-exempt service organization structure

I'm having trouble figuring out what form an organization should take

if it has the following characteristics: 1. Provides online services to

worldwide relief organizations (these services are also available to the

public); 2. seeks corporate and individual donations of funds,

equipment, services; 3. seeks US government grants; 4. seeks grants

and contracts to perform a subset of the services offered; 5. expects to

receive mostly donations/grants/contracts in excess of the $5000 or

1% limit; 6. could not provide the same level of services on a

commercial, for-fee basis without some level of public or private

support; 7. would like to include non-US citizens as directors,

employees; 8. would like to have ''sister organizations'' or subsidiaries

in other countries; 9. will apply for official UN NGO status. Little seed

money is available and there is a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem

associated with getting donations that could help start things.

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