Actually, I was going to provide you with a link but I found a better one which half answers my question...so I'm going to modify my original question a bit
Everywhere I've read has said something like:
"The permit may be granted to a foreigner who is employed in Thailand and;
-The company (employer) must have a fully paid-up registered capital of 2 million Baht to hire one foreigner, plus one person for every additional 2 million Baht (to a maximum of 10 people).
If the registered capital of the company is less than 2 million the company can hire one foreigner if its total corporate income tax payment had been at least 5 million Baht for the past three years. The company can hire one foreigner for every 5 million Baht paid in tax.
-The employer has engaged in export which has brought into Thailand revenue of 3 million Baht in the previous fiscal year.
-The employer can hire one foreigner for every additional 3 million Baht up to a maximum of 3 people.
-The employer has at least 50 Thai employees per foreign employee up to a maximum of 5 foreign employees."
But actually on this particular site it said some exceptions can be granted in the case of nonprofits and a few other cases....guess I spoke too soon!
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