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[Chris Beckwith]

A brief comment on Suzette's brief comment on my brief comment:  I think
this might vary from state to state.  But in Indiana all non-profit
organizations, including educational/scientific organizations, actually
are non-profit corporations.  Thus the simplicity of applying for this
status (and not needing lawyers) is true of non-profit "corporations"
also, at least in Indiana.

Chris

On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, George Elgin, Suzette Haden Elgin wrote:

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> Date:    Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:11:52 -0500
> From:    Chris Beckwith <beckwith at INDIANA.EDU>
>
>
> A brief comment on Suzette Haden Elgin's brief comment:  She is quite
> right about not needing lawyers; I failed to mention this in my earlier
> remarks.  About the substantial funding, though, there is a trick to it
> that they don't tell you, namely that there is a three-year probationary
> period during which the fledgling organization should not accept any
> but very small donations from the members themselves.  After non-profit
> corporate status is finalized, any donations are okay.  I found this out
> the hard way and nearly was denied non-profit status.  Otherwise, it
> really is a simple process.
>
> A brief followup comment..... The regulations that apply to nonprofit
> corporate status are not the same as those that apply to nonprofit
> organizational status. If GALA intends to go corporate, that's different;
> lawyers become far more relevant. At the moment the group looks to me like
> an educational organization rather than a corporation.  I may have
> misunderstood, of course.
>
> Suzette
>