[OSGeo-Edu] Help with IRS 501(c)(3) question

[Daniel Morissette]

Any taker to help answer the questions and demonstrate our education 
focus to the IRS? A coordinated response from the members of this group 
would be ideal.

Thanks in advance

Daniel

On 12-11-30 11:53 AM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
> Edu Committee,
>
> Some of you probably saw on the board list in the last few weeks that
> OSGeo is still working to get 501(c)(3) non-profit status approved by
> the US IRS, and we are trying to qualify as an educational organization.
> The IRS seems to recognize our educational focus and they sent us a list
> of questions some of which are to clarify a few points relating to our
> educational activities.
>
> I am reaching out to you for help as I am sure the answers to those
> questions will be much easier for you than for me. I would really
> appreciate if someone from the Edu committee could take a few minutes
> today to draft some answers or provide some hints for questions #5 to 9
> available online at:
>
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/501c3_Application:_Questions_from_IRS,_September_2012
>
>
> The answers do not need to be long, the attorney who is working with us
> on this recommended that we go straight to the point and stay focused on
> the actual question.
>
> You can edit the wiki directly, or if you prefer to respond by email I
> have copied the questions below.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help
>
> Daniel (OSGeo Treasurer)
>
>
> 5. Your website states that you provide support for the use of OSGeo
> software in education via curriculum development, outreach and support.
> Please explain what this entails.
>
>
> 6. Your website refers to both the OSGeo Educational Content Inventory
> and the OSGeo Education and Curriculum Project. Are these separate
> programs? Please explain.
>
>
> 7. With respect to the inventory and project referred above, is all of
> the information contributed by volunteers? Do you monitor the content
> contributed or take other actions to monitor and maintain the inventory
> and/or project? Please explain.
>
>
> 8. The OSGeo Educational Content Inventory contains educational
> material. Is the content of the inventory limited to materials related
> to the software you sponsor or is it pertinent to other geospatial
> software? Please explain.
>
>
> 9. You state that you have an online training material database that
> students can use to find material for self-study. Is this the material
> that has been contributed to the OSGeo Educational Content inventory? If
> not, please explain.
>
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