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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Brian,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One thing to be clear on is this is for 501c3 organizations, that can received tax-deductible donations. OSGeo is a 501c4. We can take donations but they are NOT tax deductible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Michael Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>OSGeo Treasurer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>treasurer@osgeo.org </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Board <board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Brian M Hamlin <maplabs@light42.com><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, April 6, 2020 at 3:40 PM<br><b>To: </b>osgeo-board List <board@lists.osgeo.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[Board] US Non-Profit Tax Law change in time of covid19<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p>Dear Board of OSGeo, stakeholder and supporters:<o:p></o:p></p><p> I am just reading about an obscure but important provision in US Tax Law after the recent US Stimulus Bill, signed into law very recently. No details yet, but this quote from a different tax-exempt entity in a fundraising letter:<o:p></o:p></p><p>--<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020;background:white'>The Act provides that <strong><span style='font-family:Helvetica'>taxpayers can take a $300 deduction for charitable contributions</span></strong> </span><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020'>even if they don't itemize</span></em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020;background:white'>; and that, for those who do itemize, they can </span><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;background:white'>deduct up to 100% of adjusted gross income</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>, essentially eliminating their entire income tax burden!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020;background:white'>--</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020;background:white'> more details as they emerge. Thank you for your work supporting Open and Non-Aligned access to mapping development.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020;background:white'> best to all from Berkeley, California -Brian M Hamlin, MAPLABS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020;background:white'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ Board mailing list Board@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>