Re: [PLUG] Non-Profit -- was The Next Step? -- was Community Service Project (Devil's advocate)

["Arthur S. Alexion" <arthur@alexion.com>]

Paul wrote:

> Wait a minute.  Why don't we have the sponsers donate each individual 
> PC to each individual family?  That way we aren't receiving anything 
> of value.  The software is free.  Our time is free.

A /little/ oversimplified, but on the right track.  The sponsor usually 
makes the call on this one.  For example, Ford Motor Company won't 
donate to a family because there is no tax relief in giving to an 
individual.  On the other hand, FMC can give through the Ford 
Foundation, since the latter is a non-profit.  In that case FMC gets a 
write off when transferring to FF.  FF doesn't care about a write-off 
since it is a non-profit.  But FMC may not want to get FF involved in 
/our/ project, even if it is willing to fund it.  Scale and a lot of 
other factors dictate.  So FMC may be willing to either give to us -- 
if, and only if, we are a non-profit -- or have FF give to us, so that 
we administer the charitable work.


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