I believe that the 501c3 status comes from the Feds, not the state. It is federal taxes that contributions to such organizations can be exempted from, not state taxes.
I suspect the possibility of this incident arousing enough interest in a Federal (anything) to prompt some action is near zero, but maybe I lack imagination. Not saying that there wasn't a situation that could be construed as a violation, but I suspect that the folks who would look at this have bigger fish to fry. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of S. Sharrieff Ali Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 2:26 PM To: 'UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN'; 'University City List' Subject: RE: [UC] Tom Fenton on ABC News UCD management is accountable to it's Board of Directors. UCD management by mission is accountable in part to those it services through geographic boundaries, it's relationships of support (which would include ALL the local politicians), and individuals who donate money to supplement the on-going institutional support. UCD management is accountable in part to the State of Pennsylvania based on it's 501-C3 status. If sustained funding were to happen through a local assessment, then, in that case the UCD management would be accountable to the public interest based on that assessment and still would be accountable to a Board of Directors representative of that interest. S
