Richard - these are great comments - sounds like you've been through the process before.
On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Richard Welty <[email protected]> wrote: > i can speak, a little bit, to the 501(c)3 process. > > 1) we would probably want to list ourselves as an > educational organization. this is, i think what OSM US > is working on for themselves. > Agreed! > > 2) in the US, you need to pick a jurisdiction. HOT and > OSM US are both incorporated in DC. Delaware is > common for various reasons relating to corporate > law. you don't necessarily need a board member who > lives in the jurisdiction, you can retain an agent. > Yes - need to figure this out. I'm inclined to incorporate somewhere where we have a physical personal presence, just to simplify the need for working with an agent. Separate question: should we be US-based or somewhere else? > 3) the process is that you incorporate, and then operate > like a 501(c)3 for a while until the IRS approves the > designation. this went pretty quickly for HOT, it's taking > a while for OSM US. > I talked with Kate about this & she highly recommends getting professional help with formation, to make sure everything's in order. > 4) there are bylaws issues. OSM US is going to have > to revise their bylaws to finish the process. i am not > conversant in the details, but i can ask. > That would be great - can you find out more & report back? Who are you working with there? > > richard > > -- > [email protected] > Averill Park Networking - GIS & IT Consulting > OpenStreetMap - PostgreSQL - Linux > Java - Web Applications - Search > > > > _______________________________________________ > Historic mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic > > -- Jeff Meyer Global World History Atlas www.gwhat.org [email protected] 206-676-2347 OpenStreetMap: Mapping with a Human Touch osm: Open Historical Map (OHM) <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Open_Historical_Map> / my OSM user page <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/jeffmeyer> t: @GWHAThistory <https://twitter.com/GWHAThistory> / @OpenHistMap f: GWHAThistory <https://www.facebook.com/GWHAThistory>
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