Do you have a good sense of what a community or volunteer group is and what it is all about? In the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service, the definition of a community or volunteer group is pretty broad, but it is beneficial to have a firm understanding of it. The Internal Revenue Service recognizes a community or volunteer group like any other organization. The biggest difference, though, is that it is a non-profit organization. It has the classification of Section 501(c) organization in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service.
A community or volunteer group requires an employer identification number. Since it is an entity, the group, no matter the role it is taking, needs proper organization. A Tax ID service professional can assist with the acquiring of the employer identification number, the initial set-up, and organization, etc. The community or volunteer group may be comprised of a few people or several thousand, but it still is seen the same by the IRS.