<div dir="ltr">Thanks Michael,<div><br></div><div>I had understood that donations were not tax deductible - and was not aware of *any* exceptions. </div><div><br></div><div>I guess my primary concern is that we understand the limitations of our operation and make sure we have all the records we need to meet our reporting/tax obligations.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 December 2015 at 14:53, Michael Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div>Not exactly, we are a 501c4 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization#501.28c.29.284.29" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization#501.28c.29.284.29</a>) and not a 501c3 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization#501.28c.29.283.29" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organization#501.28c.29.283.29</a>)</div><div><br></div><div>The major difference lies in that we donations to a 501c4 are not tax deductible (with some exceptions). </div><div><br></div><div>Also income spent on political activities are taxable.</div><div><br></div><div>Mike</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">----</font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">Michael Smith</font></font></div><div><div>OSGeo Foundation Treasurer</div><div><a href="mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org" target="_blank">treasurer@osgeo.org</a></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span><div style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;color:black;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0in;PADDING-LEFT:0in;PADDING-RIGHT:0in;BORDER-TOP:#b5c4df 1pt solid;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;PADDING-TOP:3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Board <<a href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> on behalf of Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 5:32 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Helena Mitasova <<a href="mailto:hmitaso@ncsu.edu" target="_blank">hmitaso@ncsu.edu</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> OSGeo Board <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [Board] board f2f planning / prep<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#b5c4df 5 solid;PADDING:0 0 0 5;MARGIN:0 0 0 5"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>One issue that we need to keep in mind when addressing the topics on the wiki program is our non-profit status with IRS. I think we all should read the document and the answers to IRS questions before the meeting - if any board member knows where to find these please add the links to the wiki agenda.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Just to double check my understanding -</div><div><br></div><div>OSGeo was unable to qualify as a non-profit (like a charity).</div><div>Instead we are operating as a not-for-profit (our primary goal is not making money).<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class="">
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