I'm CC'ing Carole on this. She has a 501(c)3 - Learning Networks Foundation, and may be able to answer specific questions.
--Bruce Ben Scott wrote: > On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Ed lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The hard part of the process is not the "legal" part, but the >> organizational and planning work needed to have the information and >> projections needed to complete the application. >> > > Indeed, and that's really I'm talking about: I don't think any of us > have a clue what to do. I certainly don't. > > I've read through some of the IRS documentation, but it's already > been established that the IRS isn't necessarily the best resource for > our purposes. Oh, sure, if we follow their guidance we'll be > completely legal, but it won't necessarily be the best outcome for us. > For example, the IRS docs led me to believe we wouldn't qualify as a > 501(c)(3) charitable organization, while people with actual experience > with this stuff say we should definitely try for it and have a > reasonable chance of getting it. After all, the IRS's mission is to > collect revenue; one goal of a non-profit is to keep them from doing > so. > > I know a few people who know accounting of various sorts, and I've > asked them, but none of them are familiar with non-profit aspects. So > me, personally -- I got nuttin. If we lacked any other resources, I > would advise the next thing to do would be to begin collecting funds > to pay for consultation with an experienced professional. > > Fortunately, I don't think we're that resource-poor. A couple > people have stepped forward, saying they know people with experience > who might be able to help. I haven't heard back from them since then, > though. I guess I should be following up with them to see if they > have followed up with the people they know. Hmmm, I'll do that. > > -- Ben > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-org mailing list > gnhlug-org@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org/ > _______________________________________________ gnhlug-org mailing list gnhlug-org@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org/
