On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:34:12 -0400 "Ben Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > In the past, Ed Lawson has also spoken on this subject. As I > recall, he also believed a 501(c)(6) "trade association" was our best > bet. > Actually, I believe I said 501(c)(3). MD has raised the possibility of501(c)(6) so he may have more complete info on why it would be appropriate. I do not know if GNHLUG could or could not obtain approval as a 501(c)(6) organization. It is unclear to me how the members would constitute a collection of entities or persons with a common business interest the promotion of which is the main focus of GNHLUG. A feature that is normally an important if not definitive characteristic of 501(c)(6) entities. Note that "business" connotes a commercial enterprise and 501(c)(6) entities are normally organizations with businesses as members and which promote the business interests of it members. FWIW, Wikipedia give a decent overview of 501(c). Unless there is some reason to believe there will be lots of money flowing through the coffers of GNHLUG, the whole exercise might be academic anyway. In other words what are the filing requirements and what would the income tax obligations be under reasonable projections? Perhaps a check with other similar organizations to see if the have applied for 501(c) recognition and if so what entity was chosen and why would be productive. Ed Lawson _______________________________________________ gnhlug-org mailing list gnhlug-org@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org/
