[Board] Second letter/report from our attorney on 501(c)3/6/4 status questions

[Jeff McKenna]

Thanks Daniel.  I agree it is more clear now.

My opinion: Just from reading around today it would seem that c6 would
not apply to OSGeo because I don't believe we fit the Industry
Association definition, as in that case (his words) "people and
companies involved are primarily there for shared commercial and
business purposes" is not always true in our case.  For that reason I
believe we should be applying for c4, as a foundation that 'promotes
social welfare' (as opposed to solely focusing on business interests).

-jeff



On 2013-08-14 10:46 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
> Board,
> 
> Here is (attached PDF) a copy of the written responses of our attorney
> to the follow-up questions and discussions that I had sent him after
> receiving his first letter/report earlier this week. You'll notice that
> we had also forwarded to him the info about OpenNTF getting 501(c)4
> status that Jeff shared on this list earlier today, so this info is
> discussed in his responses as well.
> 
> I invite you to read through it before the board meeting (in 1.5hrs) if
> you can. What I read there is very reassuring and tends to confirm that
> switching our current application to 501(c)6 or 501(c)4 might be the way
> to go for OSGeo.
> 
> See you all on IRC
> 
> Daniel
> 
>