On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 03:14:50 -0000 Jim Wilson wrote: > > Sort of a little off topic: Something that would be really cool (at > least in the US) is to have a registered non-profit that just collected > donations (like United Way) and then uses those funds to make grants to > individual projects like flightgear. I'm not sure of the legalities, > but perhaps such an organization could accept tax deductable gifts from > individuals that are directed to specific projects by the donor. Maybe > there is already something like this? FSF supports official "gnu" > projects, and allows a limited number of directed donations, but only at > their discretion.
The one thing I'm aware of that's similar to this is Software in the Public Interest ( http://www.spi-inc.org/ ). Donations to SPI are passed on to free software projects that they've chosen to support (primarily Debian, the LSB, and the OSI). People can also make earmarked donations to SPI that are then passed on to the relevant organizations. SPI is a 501(c)(3) organization. I don't know how you get to be one of the projects they support. The Board of Directors is mainly made up of current or former Debianistas (Ian Jackson, Bruce Perens, and so on), and SPI is normally spoken-of in terms of being the donation route for Debian. I don't think it'd be a bad thing to contact them and see if FlightGear can get added to their list of supported projects -- it'd be a comparatively painless way to effectively have 501(c)(3) status. I expect the worst that can happen is for them to say "no, sorry, can't add you on." -c -- Chris Metzler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove "snip-me." to email) "As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I have become civilized." - Chief Luther Standing Bear
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