On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Pedro Sanchez <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm worried that we may be getting in trouble. > I don't know about US laws, but are charitable organizations allowed > to meddle in political lobbying? > > I'd appreciate if more knowledgeable people could give us some light.
It's perfectly allowed, and we're allowed to take positions on specific bills - it is just that lobbying cannot be a 'substantial part' of the WMF's activities unless it switches its charity type. (Googling around, I was reading http://www.asaecenter.org/Resources/whitepaperdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=12202 and http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicp97.pdf ) -- gwern http://www.gwern.net/In%20Defense%20Of%20Inclusionism _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
