Stop Letting Your Business Model Limit Your Mission
Your programs should not have to depend on reimbursements and private-pay revenue alone. We help behavioral health providers build a nonprofit structure designed for greater funding flexibility, stronger growth, and lasting community impact. +Funding Freedom +Stronger Foundation +Greater Impact
Your Mission Shouldn’t Be Limited by How You Get Paid
We help you build the operational and clinical structure that keeps your facility stable, compliant, and ready. Here's how we work.
When your organization depends mostly on insurance payments, Medicaid reimbursements, or private-pay clients, one delay can put pressure on everything else.
You may want to hire more staff, launch new programs, or serve more people—but the funding just is not there yet. Meanwhile, you are still carrying payroll, paperwork, compliance, and day-to-day operations.
The longer that continues, the easier it is to feel like the organization you built to help people is now holding your mission back.
Build Your Nonprofit With People Who Understand the Mission Behind It
As former behavioral health facility owners and operators, we understand what it feels like when funding pressure, compliance, staffing, and day-to-day operations start pulling you away from the people you set out to serve. Building a nonprofit can create a new path forward—but only when the foundation is built around your real programs, goals, and long-term vision. With more than 15 years of healthcare leadership experience, we help founders structure, file, and prepare their nonprofit for growth and future funding opportunities. From governance documents and IRS filings to business planning and federal grant readiness, every piece is built with purpose—not pulled from a generic template. We help turn your mission into a structure that can support it.
Your Mission Ready Blueprint
From concept to IRS submission, Great Lakes builds your nonprofit's foundation, including state incorporation, customized bylaws, governance documents, business planning, and preparation and filing of IRS Form 1023 for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt recognition. State incorporation and IRS filing fees included. One comprehensive package with transparent pricing and personalized support.
1. Define Your Mission
We discuss your nonprofit's purpose, programs, leadership, and long-term goals to develop a clear formation strategy.
2. Build Your Foundation
We prepare your incorporation documents, governance policies, bylaws, and organizational business plan.
3. Submit Your 501(c)3 Application
We assemble the IRS Form 1023 application, supporting narratives, and financial information for submission and IRS review.
Everything You Need to Build Your Nonprofit's Foundation.
One comprehensive formation package. From Arizona incorporation and governance documents to IRS Form 1023 preparation and submission, Great Lakes helps establish the foundation for your nonprofit's mission.
Build Your Nonprofit
$4995
Great Lakes provides nonprofit formation consulting and application preparation services. Tax-exempt recognition is determined by the IRS. Approval and processing times are not guaranteed. Services requiring licensed legal or tax professionals are provided or reviewed by appropriately qualified professionals when applicable.
Arizona nonprofit incorporation preparation
Articles of Incorporation with 501(c)(3)
Customized nonprofit bylaws
Conflict of Interest Policy
Initial board resolutions and governance
Organizational business plan and mission
Prepare for 501(c)(3) Recognition
Included
Included in complete package with no separate fee.
Federal EIN application assistance
IRS Form 1023 preparation
Narrative description of activities
Financial projections and supporting
Attachments and document coordination
IRS application submission assistance
Complete Nonprofit Formation Package — $4,995
Real Founders. Real Missions. Real Momentum.
“Before working with Great Lakes, I was a one-man army. I was exhausted, taking loans just to keep moving, and honestly wondering if this would be another gimmick. But the process was simple, and they delivered. Once my nonprofit was formed, it felt like a burden had been lifted. Today, I’m no longer just trying to survive. I’m living with purpose.”
Roger Gregory, Founder
Mission Ready Foundation Inc. | Mesa, AZ
“I had spent more than 30 years thinking about ROI, investors, and banks. Starting a nonprofit had never crossed my mind until I realized grants were out of reach without one. I worried most formation companies were generic services that would leave me figuring out the next step alone. Monarch built everything around my actual goals and walked me through it one-on-one. The value turned out to be priceless. This was the best ROI I’ve made in years.”
Kain Krebs, Founder
Blackrock Communities Inc. | Phoenix, AZ
“I knew IRS approval could take 90 days or more, so I was prepared for a long process. I received my approval letter in less than 30 days. Everything Monarch handled was efficient, and they also helped prepare me for state and federal opportunities beyond grants. I had no idea any of this was possible. Now I feel renewed.”
Bill Stark, Chairman & Director
Vets First Housing Energy Foundation Inc. | Arizona
“I met Steve in 2019 while trying to sell him a solar project. Instead, he helped me establish Brave Industries LLC and freely shared his knowledge. Years later, I reconnected with him and trusted him to help launch my nonprofit so I could better serve Native American communities. Steve is a trusted friend, scholar, and guide. If you are considering starting a nonprofit, let him guide you. You will not regret it.”
Tanner Davies, Founder
Brave Industry Project Inc. | Arizona
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