Cornerstone Law Partners Global
Faith-Based Organizations

Counsel for Faith-Driven Missions, Built by Faith-Driven Lawyers.

Cornerstone Law Partners Global is a Christian-led firm advising faith-based nonprofits, Christian schools, mission agencies, parachurch ministries, and faith-driven businesses on the regulatory, employment, and governance questions that protect the mission.

Formation & 501(c)(3)

Articles, bylaws, Form 1023/1023-EZ, charitable-solicitation registration, and revoked-status reinstatement.

Religious Liberty & Mission Alignment

Title VII religious-employer exemption, ministerial exception, RFRA, statements of faith, and consistent policy application.

Employment & Volunteer Counsel

Mission-aligned hiring, employee handbooks, ministerial classifications, volunteer agreements, and dispute response.

Programs, Grants & Contracts

Donor-restricted gifts, UPMIFA, foreign-grant due diligence, government-grant compliance, MOUs, and vendor contracts.

FAQs

Faith-Based Organizations FAQs

What is a faith-based organization in this context?

Christian schools, mission agencies, parachurch ministries, faith-based nonprofits, marketplace ministries, and Christian-led businesses that integrate their faith into governance, hiring, and program design. Cornerstone Law Partners Global is a Christian-led firm that counsels these organizations across formation, governance, employment, contracts, and disputes.

Can faith-based hiring be lawful?

Yes, Title VII's religious-employer exemption, the ministerial exception (Hosanna-Tabor; Our Lady of Guadalupe), and RFRA each protect mission-aligned hiring when policies are properly drafted and consistently applied. We help organizations document the religious mission and align job descriptions, statements of faith, and codes of conduct.

Do you handle 501(c)(3) formation and reinstatement?

Articles, bylaws, conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, Form 1023/1023-EZ, state charitable-solicitation registration, and revoked-status reinstatement under Rev. Proc. 2014-11.

What about international missions and cross-border work?

Foreign-grant due diligence (Rev. Proc. 92-94 expenditure responsibility, OFAC screening), missionary employment vs. independent-contractor analysis, foreign-entity formation, and counsel on Anti-Terrorism Best Practices for charities.

Do you advise on donor-restricted gifts and endowments?

Gift acceptance policies, donor-restricted fund accounting alignment, UPMIFA spend-rate analysis, and donor-intent disputes.

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