Thomas Goldammer, 05/10/2011 09:21: > 2011/10/5 Samuel Klein<[email protected]>: >> >> CLPI has a good practical summary of the law in this area: >> http://www.clpi.org/the-law/faq > > interesting: > > Q. If a charity incorporated in this country has an Australian (for > example) affiliate that lobbies (according to United States > definitions of lobbying) and the affiliate shows up on the IRS 990 > Form would its lobbying expenditures count against expenditure limits > in this country? > A. Yes, the affiliate's lobbying expenditures would count against the > expenditure limits of the charity incorporated in this country. > > Do WMF chapters count as affiliates?
No. At least, we all try hard for them not to and we usually think me managed. > (Does "charity" mean a 501(c)(3) thing?) Yes, although there is some confusion if I remember correctly (browse the archives, we're off topic here :-p). Nemo _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
