Positive Reasons for Being a NonProfit

The positive reasons for being a nonprofit basically involve money, either being able to gather it, or not paying taxes (so being able to keep and use more of it). Being a 501(c)(3) allows a group to write for grant money to pay for equipment, materials, employees(?, checking on that), and promotion of the group's mission. Right now, the Virginia Lovers' Gourd Society has been working with membership dues, money from the Virginia Gourd Festival auction, and volunteer donations. We do a lot with very little.

...very little money so far.