The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives and Democracy at Work Institute jointly maintain a directory of active worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces in the United States.

The most common non-profit cooperatives are credit unions and housing coops. In addition to the numerous free resources provided on this site, Top Nonprofits also provides consulting and reporting services. Here you can find examples of established worker cooperatives as well as worker cooperative conversions. Before meeting with the lawyer, sketch out what your plans are for the non-profit and ask the lawyer whether you think this type of cooperative would qualify for non-profit status. Top Nonprofits was founded as a place to publicly learn from and with the best nonprofit organizations & leaders. Nonprofit Organizations (Definition and Examples) Grade Level: ... 2. private (separate from the government) 3. self-governing, 4. non-profit-distributing and 5. voluntary. Not every state allows you to create this kind of business.