[Board] MOTION: Change IRS non-profit application to ask for 501c4 or 501c6 instead of 501c3

[Michael P. Gerlek]

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On Aug 19, 2013, at 4:29 AM, Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1
> 
> Jachym
> 
> Dne 16.8.2013 21:18, Daniel Morissette napsal(a):
>> Hi Board,
>> 
>> Following up on the great exchanges on this question in the last week or
>> so, and since we seem to have come to a consensus, let's go ahead with a
>> formal motion to approve the decision.
>> 
>> MOTION: It is decided to change OSGeo's IRS non-profit application to
>> ask for 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(6) status (instead of 501(c)(3)) and to
>> mandate Daniel Morissette (Treasurer) to work with David Atkin our
>> Attorney to proceed to get this approved by the IRS. The choice between
>> c4 and c6 will be left to David's advice.
>> 
>> And I start with my +1
>> 
>> Daniel (OSGeo Treasurer)
>> 
>> P.S. See for reference below the summary of our plan which I had sent to
>> this list 2 days ago.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [Board] Update on non-profit status plan after board meeting
>> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:21:49 -0400
>> From: Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com>
>> To: OSGeo-Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
>> 
>> Board, and all OSGeo members,
>> 
>> Here is a quick update on the 501(c)(3/6/4) status discussion at the
>> board meeting that just ended. Please see for reference the responses
>> received from our attorney earlier today that were forwarded to this list.
>> 
>> The consensus among the board members present at the meeting is that:
>> 
>> 1- We are going to stop seeking 501(c)(c3) status given the
>> complications that this implies (running two orgs, etc.) and since the
>> charitable donations from individuals have never been and never will be
>> a significant part of our revenues
>> 
>> 2- Once we give up on 501(c)(3), we can switch our current non-profit
>> application to either 501(c)(4) or c501(c)(6) and operate with a single
>> organization and maintain most (all?) of our current activities. Our
>> attorney is confident that this status would be grented to us
>> retroactively to the date of our original c3 application.
>> 
>> 3- About deciding between c4 or c6: they seem to provide the same
>> benefits to OSGeo in the end, so we'll let our attorney advise on which
>> one he thinks is better.
>> 
>> We will keep the floor open for discussions on this important question
>> for the next 2 days, to leave time to everyone to read our attorney's
>> responses (see other threads) and to bring up questions and comments.
>> 
>> After the end of those 2 days, if we still agree on the above plan then
>> I will make a formal motion on this list to confirm the decision and
>> then I will proceed to execute the plan with David, our attorney.
>> 
>> Note to all board members: please keep an eye on the list on the next
>> few days to ensure that we can come up to a decision quickly.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Daniel (OSGeo Treasurer)
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