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Posted by dpb on June 14, 2008, 3:46 pm
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Dick Adams wrote:
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> Which brings us back to my original question: Is a
> service in support of a 501(c)(3) to a non-qualifying
> organization equivalent to a service to the 501(c)(3)?
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No citations, but I wouldn't think so based on the "non-qualifying"
portion thereof.
(Again this comes from training/education received as board member of of
various qualifying organizations, not from a specific case).
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Posted by removeps-groups@yahoo.com on June 16, 2008, 5:06 pm
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On Jun 13, 8:00 pm, rdad...@panix.com (Dick Adams) wrote:
> Since there are over 3,000 BJCP members, such a mailing
> would be cost prohibitive given gross revenues of less than
> $20,000/yr.
One would send these letters by email.
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Posted by Dick Adams on June 16, 2008, 6:45 pm
Please log in for more thread options > rdad...@panix.com (Dick Adams) wrote:
>> Since there are over 3,000 BJCP members, such a mailing
>> would be cost prohibitive given gross revenues of less than
>> $20,000/yr.
> One would send these letters by email.
That is not going to happen.
The 501(c)(3) earns 99%+ of its revenues from fees for
certifying judges and sanctioning competitions which
it then advertises to its members as volunteer
opportunities. On the face of it without any additional
paperwork, are the reasonable travel and lodging expenses
of the judges deductible as a charitable contribution
even though the organizers (who rarely make a profit) are
not 501(c)(3)'s?
Dick
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Posted by dpb on June 16, 2008, 10:20 pm
Please log in for more thread options Dick Adams wrote:
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> The 501(c)(3) earns 99%+ of its revenues from fees for
> certifying judges and sanctioning competitions which
> it then advertises to its members as volunteer
> opportunities. On the face of it without any additional
> paperwork, are the reasonable travel and lodging expenses
> of the judges deductible as a charitable contribution
> even though the organizers (who rarely make a profit) are
> not 501(c)(3)'s?
Think would have to see what charter of the organization says about its
mission and how this fits as well as what the disposition of the income
from these fees is. I'm still feeling "not so much" based on the
presentations been given as noted before but they didn't cover precisely
this situation, granted.
To me, that the organization isn't listed is somewhat telling; I noted
in reading the IRS doc's there's an 800 number that says one can call as
a prospective donor to find out if any organization is a qualified one.
Whether there's more to that than the phone-monkey looking up the web
copy of the list I don't know. I guess it would be of some interest if
you were to call and see what they said (although maybe you don't want
to know :) ). I thought I had copied it to paste before I closed the
window but seem to have not done so successfully, sorry...
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Posted by Seth on June 17, 2008, 12:57 pm
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>The 501(c)(3) earns 99%+ of its revenues from fees for
>certifying judges and sanctioning competitions which
>it then advertises to its members as volunteer
>opportunities. On the face of it without any additional
>paperwork, are the reasonable travel and lodging expenses
>of the judges deductible as a charitable contribution
>even though the organizers (who rarely make a profit) are
>not 501(c)(3)'s?
So the purpose of your travel is to support the goal of the 501(c)(3)
organization? Do you meet all the criteria required for deducting
charitable travel (e.g. spend sufficient time each day on the
charity's business rather than your own recreation)? In that case,
I'd say it ought to be deductible.
Seth
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