[Novalug] Donations and Taxes

John Franklin franklin@elfie.org
Sun Mar 17 13:30:01 EDT 2013


Tux.org, is a 501c(3).  Donations to us would be tax deductible.

jf

On Mar 17, 2013, at 10:10 AM, greg pryzby wrote:

> MOST sites will tell you that donations are tax deductible and 'give you a receipt' for tax purposes. 
> 
> 501c3 is the magic term. 
> 
> Check with a tax advisor. 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Clif Flynt <CLIF@cflynt.com> wrote:
> Hi
>   IANAL, but I set up the non-profit org for the annual Tcl conference
> and had to deal with some of this.
> 
>   This is what I think is true, but I won't swear that I've got
> everything absolutely correct.
> 
>   The magic words are 501c(3).
> 
>   If the organization has registered like that, donations are tax
> deductable.  This is the "not for profit educational group" type
> IRS classification.
> 
>   Some organizations register themselves as 501c(6).  This is a
> non-profit business cooperative.  It's how the Tcl Community
> Association is incorporated, or a Dairymen's League or such.
> 
>   The c(6) can accept donations, but you do not get a tax deduction
> for donating to them.
> 
>   Hope this helps,
>   Clif
> 
> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 09:16:55PM -0700, Subba Rao wrote:
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > There are multiple OSS products and some Linux distros that I like and would like to donate some money to them.  If I give donation for some OSS product (example GIMP), is that donation money charity?  Can that amount be deducted in taxes? 
> >  
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> >
> 
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