In my opinion, it would be non-trivial to incorporate and obtain a
non-profit status. It may be easy to get non-profit status, but
incorporating will not be. I am a member of another local group which
applied for and was eventually granted non-profit status, but according to
their board, it was not easy by any means. Our cpa friend can likely help
with the process, but we must as a group decide if it's necessary.
Regards, Jim
At 11:30 AM 2/26/00 -0800, you wrote:
>501(c)(3) isn't hard to come by, if the "organization" states their
>intent to be non-profit in their
>articles of incorporation.
>
>I think we should put the question to a "democratic" vote. We asked
>this question once before,
>about the time we started. The answer was a resounding "no".
>
>I've thought about it for over a year and a half and I think it's a
>good idea. However, I'm sure some others
>wouldn't agree with the path I would like the group to take if we had
>a non-profit sttus and some real
>income!!!
>
>jk
>
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>James S. Kaplan KG7FU
>Eugene Oregon USA
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>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ralph Zeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 8:17 AM
>Subject: Re: LUG's and Commercial Interests
>
>
> > It isn't difficult to form an organization at all. The difficult
> > part is getting the IRS to give you a determination letter. We
> > probably don't need a determination letter, though, because I don't
> > expect we are going to seek charitable contributions.
> >
> > If this group wants to organize, I can assist, and we can do it
> > anytime.
> >
> > Ralph Zeller, CPA
> >
> > by the way, do you know what a 501(c)(3) org is? I would think we
> > would qualify under the "educational purpose" clause.
> >
> > 501(c)(3) Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or
>foundation,
> > organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable,
>scientific,
> > testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to
>foster
> > national or international amateur sports competition (but only if no
>part of
> > its activities involve the provision of athletic facilities or
>equipment),
> > or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of
>the net
> > earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder
>or
> > individual, no substantial part of the activities of which is
>carrying on
> > propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation
>(except as
> > otherwise provided in subsection (h)), and which does not
>participate in, or
> > intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of
>statements), any
> > political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate
>for
> > public office.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:59 PM 2/25/00 -0800, Jim Darrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >And that, gentlemen, is very difficult to do.
> > >
> > >At 07:27 PM 2/25/00 -0800, you wrote:
> > >>VERY important point...unless someone filed and forgot to tell
> > >>me....we are NOT
> > >>a non-profit organization.
> > >>
> > >>To even print that anywhere may even be in violation of IRS and
>local
> > >>commercial laws.
> > >>
> > >>I suggest we knock that talk off, unless someone is willing to
>file
> > >>501(c) papers and take
> > >>some fiscal responsibility on behalf of the "group".
> > >>
> > >>jk
> > >>
> > >>-----------------------------
> > >>James S. Kaplan KG7FU
> > >>Eugene Oregon USA
> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >>http://www.rio.com/~kg7fu
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> > >>Have YOU tried Linux today?
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