PCH Familie

Help a Rare Disease Organization with US Tax-exemption Status

Raising public awareness for rare neurodegenerative diseases affecting children.

Posted December 17, 2024

Work & Deliverables

We are a German nonprofit patient organization with a tax-exemption status in Germany. We're looking for a lawyer to help us gain a tax-exemption and/or nonprofit status in the US.

Our German patient organization has been active for a very long time and is a registered legal entity since 2018. We are the only registered patient organization worldwide for Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia (PCH). There are patients all over the world and a large group of families in the US.

Additional Information

  • Time Commitment: 6-10 hours
  • Training Provided: No
  • Site-Preference: Remote
  • Open to Law Students: No
  • Bar License(s) required: Any Bar License
  • Required Languages: None
  • Preferred Languages: German
  • Required Legal Expertise: None
  • Preferred Legal Expertise: Tax-Exempt Organizations
  • Mentoring Provided: No
  • Supervision Provided: Yes
PCH Familie

We are non for profit patient organization registered in Germany working on setting up an international patient & family network for Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia. Our work is providing disease education for families and treating physicians as well as raising public awareness for rare neurodegenerative diseases affeting children. With our project PCH2cure we want to find a treatment for Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2 (most common form) by 2030.

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