From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1AF8D13933E for ; Wed, 7 Jul 2021 18:22:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 27C63E0D21; Wed, 7 Jul 2021 18:22:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0C700E0D21; Wed, 7 Jul 2021 18:22:34 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 14:22:30 -0400 From: Aaron Bauman To: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org Cc: gentoo-nfp , Gentoo Elections Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Re: [gentoo-nfp] 2021 Trustees election Message-ID: References: <0b4c895018c93be369b1d534fe393f2f5b6952ea.camel@gentoo.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Project discussion list X-BeenThere: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org Reply-To: gentoo-project@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="eIr6zwd+8OkF79Ff" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Archives-Salt: d75e63fd-64f9-408d-8cdd-d0d054b9b320 X-Archives-Hash: 434cdd515d17f7d43725a653de0c9de9 --eIr6zwd+8OkF79Ff Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 11:05:47AM -0700, Matt Turner wrote: > On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 7:26 AM Aaron Bauman wrote: > > > Are you instead interested in the Foundation moving from a 501(c)6 to > > > a 501(c)3 so that donations are tax deductible? If so, have you done > > > anything to work towards that? > > > > > > > We are not a 501(c)6 and never have been. We also have never been a > > 501(c)3 as the original board members never completed the paperwork. >=20 > This is a pretty great example of the lack of communication I'm talking a= bout. >=20 > If we're not a 501(c)6 and never have been, then what are we and why > don't you just state that so we're all on the same page? >=20 > According to [1] we seem to be a 501(c)1. According to Funtoo [2] we > seem to be a 501(c)6. According to Wikipedia [3] we seem to be a > 501(c)6. This [4] says the Gentoo has never been a 501(c)6 and since > that's in the foundation namespace, I assume it must be definitive. > [1]: AoI do not make us a a 501(c)(1) and that should be corrected. It shou= ld refer to simply 501 or the specific article governing our tax exemption as incorporated. Which is another can of worms. [2]: Probably shouldn't care what Funtoo says. [3]: Don't trust everything you read on the internetz [4]: "Although it has been a goal for the Foundation to achieve charitable 501(c)(6) status, the necessary US Federal paperwork has never been filed as such." We are not any of these as the paperwork has never been filed. Will update the Wiki afte deconflicting what is filed with the state.=20 For posterity, some have adovocated for 501(c)(6) status which is what some umbrella orgs use. There are key differences in a 501(c)(3) vs 501(c)(6). We would fit into a 501(c)(3), but as noted there are "public support" tests which can impact this due to major donations from key people. We are incorporated as a non-profit in the state of New Mexico, but this does not carry any weight with federal. -Aaron --eIr6zwd+8OkF79Ff Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAABCAAdFiEEmv7M5qd5RX+UB+cwV6vTrTwY1fAFAmDl8OMACgkQV6vTrTwY 1fDO4Af+PsMGs3bnAlJFAZbe8+IqsXCIfiGq5fGdXYPOlbubPJCeWh17hj5di/rK UIv0TfpcKofw2x+tab0ul4W/tqJ8YpOLS2WAil4xD3ixplm+dFdvZ6Xev/FgjL3y 5tqRJ5IzaxuXjcK2lD/Bs3HmCNA2rsO1uit81kAWXMwMncGM37xIE1s+tfQtjt9z kjpnEw2BH3IYd3bTRxzWSE2t7iIDUx9HyKKifOsks8hl2gP0RwpRVSJyyj3y6z8v Mi+GALzchBgTVJ66Se1eCafRvnHZqPqYPkcjtR8UHL+P++E9NsW9zL0XelT0rZk1 Jg9+wt5vylkkI9NRgWrurM/r4rHzPQ== =7qq7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --eIr6zwd+8OkF79Ff--