Hallo Doug, What is above board and legal is that I, as head of the order, have been granted the authority to dispense funds as I see the need. If then, funds are contributed and earmarked for a particular use or cause, then that is where they go.
So many organizations take the time to obtain non-profit status in order to directly solicit funds from the public which will give those donating to the non-profit a tax incentive to give. Way too many "non-profit" organizations are truly for profit and should not have the status but that is the way the system works. Our religious order has no paid staff or ministry, does not solicit monetary donations from anyone and are about as non-profit as they come. When money does come our way we have virtually no overhead (no salaries, benefits, etc.) and can distribute them as we see fit. But...since we do not solicit money we get extremely few donations from outside the order which does not hurt my feelings at all. Were the "need" of money to enter the picture it would change the dynamics of things in a manner which would not be for the better I think. I don't know that it is all that good to be cynical brother, but it never hurts to ask questions. I can't speak for all non-profits but know that we obtained the 501(c)(3) only because we thought we "had" to do so. As it turns out religious organizations do not have to do this but I don't see that it causes us any harm. Hope this answers your question satisfactorily Doug. It is the best I have. :o) Happy Happy, Gustl Friday, 17 December, 2004, 16:25:17, you wrote: DY> Respectfully, if that is proper and legal, why do so many organizations go DY> through the effort, to obtain a non profit status? Many of them that do DY> expend the effort often, have in their organization several members of the DY> clergy, not to mention lay members of many faiths. Please excuse a cynic, DY> thanks. DY> Doug DY> ----- Original Message ----- DY> From: "Gustl Steiner-Zehender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DY> To: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DY> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 8:52 AM DY> Subject: Re[3]: [Biofuel] Martin's Job DY> : Hallo, DY> : DY> : Just to reiterate. If you need a tax deductible receipt make the DY> : check or money order out to "Religious Order of Friends" and in the DY> : memo portion put "JtF Fund" and it will go where it should and you DY> : will receive your receipt from the religious order. All of this is DY> : strictly above board and legal. Earmarked funds go to where they are DY> : earmarked. Just let me know when you contact me that you need a tax DY> : deductible receipt. DY> : DY> : Happy Happy, DY> : DY> : Gustl DY> --- DY> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. DY> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). DY> Version: 6.0.809 / Virus Database: 551 - Release Date: 12/09/2004 DY> _______________________________________________ DY> Biofuel mailing list DY> [EMAIL PROTECTED] DY> http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel DY> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: DY> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html DY> Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): DY> http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ -- Je mehr wir haben, desto mehr fordert Gott von uns. Mitglied-Team AMIGA ICQ: 22211253-Gustli ******** The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C. S. Lewis, "The Screwtape Letters" ******** Es gibt Wahrheiten, die so sehr auf der Stra§e liegen, da§ sie gerade deshalb von der gewšhnlichen Welt nicht gesehen oder wenigstens nicht erkannt werden. ******** Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music. George Carlin ******** The best portion of a good man's life - His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
