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

[Anne Ghisla]

On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:04:11 -0700
Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:

> +1 Frank

Sorry for delay.
+1 Anne

> On Aug 21, 2013 6:34 AM, "Mark Lucas" <mlucas17 at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> > +1 from Mark Lucas
> >
> >
> > On Aug 21, 2013, at 9:22 AM, Daniel Morissette
> > <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:
> >
> > We are still missing the votes of Anne, Mark and Frank.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> > On 13-08-16 3:18 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
> >
> > 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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