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[Brian Koontz <brian AT pongonova.net>]

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 08:09:20AM -0600, Peter McCann wrote:
> The IRS will tell you to go the 501c3 route, which would require
> putting certain disclaimers about not engaging in political activity
> into the charter of the organization.  Personally, I think a group
> like this will want to advocate on certain issues and perhaps even
> endorse some candidates for office.

A 501(c)(3) has fees of USD400/USD850 a year, depending upon income.
Probably not a good choice for us (unless we suddenly become the
deserving recipient of a couple million dollars of seed money from
<bigcorp>).

  --Brian