Fundraising Rules and Regulations - Revision history

Aaron Makaruk at 15:44, 21 September 2012

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 #The statement is included on the message side of any card or tear off section that the contributor returns with the contribution; and
 #The statement is either the first sentence in a paragraph or itself constitutes a paragraph.
 =References=
 *[http://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-076-051.html IRS - Exempt Organizations Examination Guidelines - Fund-raising Activities]

Aaron Makaruk: /* OSE Compliance Steps */

2012-09-21T15:37:24Z

OSE Compliance Steps

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	*[[True Fans]] page updated with statement: ''Contributions or gifts to ~~[name of organization]~~ are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes''.		*[[True Fans]] page updated with statement: ''Contributions or gifts to Open Source Ecology are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes''.

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Aaron Makaruk: /* OSE Compliance Steps */

2012-09-21T15:27:06Z

OSE Compliance Steps

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	*[True Fans]		*[[True Fans]] page updated with statement: ''Contributions or gifts to [name of organization] are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes''.

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Aaron Makaruk at 15:21, 21 September 2012

2012-09-21T15:21:04Z

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			*[True Fans]

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	*Some organizations, to whom contributions are deductible, erroneously inform donors that their entire contribution is deductible, when a portion of the contribution is often not deductible.		*Some organizations, to whom contributions are deductible, erroneously inform donors that their entire contribution is deductible, when a portion of the contribution is often not deductible.

Aaron Makaruk at 15:14, 21 September 2012

2012-09-21T15:14:15Z

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	*Some organizations, to whom contributions are deductible, erroneously inform donors that their entire contribution is deductible, when a portion of the contribution is often not deductible.		*Some organizations, to whom contributions are deductible, erroneously inform donors that their entire contribution is deductible, when a portion of the contribution is often not deductible.
	*Organizations conducting fund-raising activities are required to comply with specific fund-raising disclosure requirements.		*Organizations conducting fund-raising activities are required to comply with specific fund-raising disclosure requirements.

			=Nondeductible Contribution Safe Harbor Formats=

			In the case of a solicitation by mail, leaflet, or advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, or other print medium, (including web pages) the following four requirements must be met:

			#The solicitation includes whichever of the following statements the organization deems appropriate: "Contributions or gifts to [name of organization] are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes," "Contributions or gifts to [name of organization] are not tax deductible," or "Contributions or gifts to [name of organization] are not tax deductible as charitable contributions;"
			#The statement is in at least the same size type as the primary message stated in the body of the letter, leaflet, or ad;
			#The statement is included on the message side of any card or tear off section that the contributor returns with the contribution; and
			#The statement is either the first sentence in a paragraph or itself constitutes a paragraph.

	=References=		=References=
	*[http://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-076-051.html IRS - Exempt Organizations Examination Guidelines - Fund-raising Activities]		*[http://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-076-051.html IRS - Exempt Organizations Examination Guidelines - Fund-raising Activities]

Aaron Makaruk: Created page with "=Background= *Some organizations, to whom contributions are deductible, erroneously inform donors that their entire contribution is deductible, when a portion of the contribution..."

2012-09-21T15:08:27Z

Created page with "=Background= *Some organizations, to whom contributions are deductible, erroneously inform donors that their entire contribution is deductible, when a portion of the contribution..."

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=Background=
*Some organizations, to whom contributions are deductible, erroneously inform donors that their entire contribution is deductible, when a portion of the contribution is often not deductible.
*Organizations conducting fund-raising activities are required to comply with specific fund-raising disclosure requirements.

=References=
*[http://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-076-051.html IRS - Exempt Organizations Examination Guidelines - Fund-raising Activities]