Overview of BESF Initial Organizing Activities
9/28/14 – Initial brainstorming about the possibility of obtaining a non-profit status
9/29/14 – Informal informational meeting about applying for 503 (c) (3) status
10/11/14 – Presented information about 503 (c) (3) status to the BETA Membership – BETA members voted to apply for 503 (c) (3) status
10/15/14 - Started working on Articles of Incorporation
10/16/14 - Work meeting focusing on Bylaws
10/21/14 - Initial Board of Directors elected
10/28/14 - Incorporated with the State of Alaska – Entity #: 10024719
11/18/14 - Applied on-line for US Federal Tax Exemption (non-profit status)
11/18/14 – EIN #47-2348385 awarded by IRS
11/25/14 – Letter arrived granting tax exempt 501 (c) (3) non-profit status
12/04/14 – Opened checking account
12/16/14 – Directors’ meeting:
Officers elected
Worked on Bylaws
1/08/15 – Completed Mission Statement
The Mission of Beta Educational Scholarship Foundation is to promote educational excellence. The Foundation awards current and future women educators with scholarships for professional development and provides funding for projects supporting quality in education.
1/10/15 – Joint meeting of BESF Directors and BETA Executive Board Members
2/25/15 – Directors’ meeting:
Worked on Bylaws
Discussed BESF organizational details
Brainstormed fundraising
And the rest, as they say, "is history".
9/29/14 – Informal informational meeting about applying for 503 (c) (3) status
10/11/14 – Presented information about 503 (c) (3) status to the BETA Membership – BETA members voted to apply for 503 (c) (3) status
10/15/14 - Started working on Articles of Incorporation
10/16/14 - Work meeting focusing on Bylaws
10/21/14 - Initial Board of Directors elected
10/28/14 - Incorporated with the State of Alaska – Entity #: 10024719
11/18/14 - Applied on-line for US Federal Tax Exemption (non-profit status)
11/18/14 – EIN #47-2348385 awarded by IRS
11/25/14 – Letter arrived granting tax exempt 501 (c) (3) non-profit status
12/04/14 – Opened checking account
12/16/14 – Directors’ meeting:
Officers elected
Worked on Bylaws
1/08/15 – Completed Mission Statement
The Mission of Beta Educational Scholarship Foundation is to promote educational excellence. The Foundation awards current and future women educators with scholarships for professional development and provides funding for projects supporting quality in education.
1/10/15 – Joint meeting of BESF Directors and BETA Executive Board Members
2/25/15 – Directors’ meeting:
Worked on Bylaws
Discussed BESF organizational details
Brainstormed fundraising
And the rest, as they say, "is history".
Beta Educational Scholarship Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization
updated 3/2022
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