The AOS would NOT lose their non-profit status, as long as they adhere to IRS 501(C)(3) which is regarding non-profits, and what they may do:
3. The organization may not make lobbying a substantial part of its activity 4. The organization may not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office Regarding 4, no problem. Regarding 3, according to judicial rulings, substantial activity would be greater than 5% of total activities. So, what exactly is 5% of yearly AOS income? $23,000. So up to $23k could be used, every year, to fight the greatest threat to orchids. Hard to believe that such a huge organization could have missed this fact for the last 80+ years and I can deduce it within minutes. I'm sure that the AOS has turned a blind eye to the largest problem facing orchids simply because they were ignorant and scared for the last century. Well, now that we have brought this thankful information to light, I'm sure we'll see the immediate and swift reversal by the AOS! Right? Or is their non-involvement for another reason? Steve IrisCohen> I don't know about the rest of the world, but in this IrisCohen> country, the AOS would lose their non-profit status from politicking, IrisCohen> so they tiptoe around the issue. IrisCohen> Iris IrisCohen> A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. - Woody Allen _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
