NIRSA State Association Information

• List of current NIRSA State Associations
• Admission Procedures and Guidelines
  • To request a State Association Application, please email membership@nirsa.org
  • NIRSA State Association Membership Application
  • Model Constitution
• NIRSA State Association Annual Review Form
• Contingency Fund
  Regional contingency funds are a self-insurance fund for individual regions. Requests to access the regional contingency fund must be made through the Regional Vice President/ Regional Representative, and the workshop must have the appropriate documentation to be considered NIRSA sponsored or endorsed. All income earned in excess of authorized expenses will be returned to the National Center with 100% of the remittance devoted to a self-insurance fund for the respective region. Hosts of NIRSA endorsed state/provincial events conducted within states/provinces with state/provincial associations, remit 25% of any excess income (profit) to their regional fund, with the remaining 75% being deposited into their state/provincial association fund. When a regional contingency fund reaches a total of $4,000, monies in excess of $4,000 (minimum base fund) may be allocated for purposes that include the professional, educational, and social programs or student scholarships at NIRSA national, regional, or state/provincial conferences or workshops. Criteria for student scholarship programs must be approved by the Board of Directors before implementation. Any use of regional funds outside the region must be approved by a majority vote of the regional membership at their regional conference meeting, or at their regional meeting at the Annual Conference. The regional funds may also be available for financial assistance if a subsequent NIRSA endorsed state/provincial or regional workshop results in authorized expenditures exceeding actual revenues.

• Commonly Asked Questions

  • Q: Do the signatures of petitioning NIRSA Members need to be all on one document?

    • A: No, you can mail out the form to individuals or have them submit a petition via email

  • Q: Do individual signatures need to be mailed to the NNC or collected by the petitioning State Association and mailed in all at once?

    • A: Whichever you prefer

  • Q: Do all Professional Members in the state need to sign the petition?

    • A: No. Of the state members that sign, 55% need to be current NIRSA Professional Members

  • Q: How do I apply for tax-exempt status?

    • A: Information regarding tax-exempt status: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p557.pdf

  • Q: How to I obtain an Employer ID Number (EIN)?

    • A: Information regarding Employer ID Numbers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html