<div dir="ltr">AFAIK most groups have not yet organized as a NP with the IRS. It all depends on what level of work the group is doing; if it's spreading-the-word/recruiting volunteers, or if it is a Users-Group they may not need one. <br>
<br>If a group is rolling out a deployment at a large scale I am sure that it would become a necessity to do so. Even though that requires a lot of overhead when it comes to paperwork and accounting.<br><br>In my grassroots efforts back in Washington state and with the excellent SeaXO group, it wasn't necessary to have a formal structure. But I never got very far in my work there.<br>
<br>I would love to hear other group's experience.<br><br>Seth<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Jason Hoekstra <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jasonhoekstra@gmail.com">jasonhoekstra@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr">Hey all,<br><br>I'm curious for those involved in grassroots organizations, if any have been setup as IRS registered 501(c)3 non-profit groups? If so, I would assume the organizations take donations in order to fund projects and equipment. If a group on list has gone through the process, I'd be really interested in hearing about the experiences.<br>
<br>Thanks,<br><br>Jason Hoekstra<br>OLPC Atlanta<br></div>
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