Whilst it might be possible that code4lib might qualify under IRC 501(c)(3) it is also possible that code4lib might be a professional organization under IRC 501(c)(6) . 6. An organization formed to stimulate the development and > free interchange of information pertaining to systems and programming > of electronic data processing equipment may qualify for exempt status under > IRC 501(c)(6). The membership of the particular organization at issue > is composed of members who represent diversified businesses that own, > rent, or lease digital computers produced by various manufacturers. The > organization holds semi-annual conferences to discuss operational > and technical problems. The activities of this organization provide a > forum for the exchange of information that will improve the efficiency of > the use > of such computers, both by members and other interested users, and > thus improve the overall efficiency of the business operations of each. > Rev. Rul. 74-147, 1974-1 C.B. 136. Distinguished in Rev. Rul. 83-164, > 1983-2 > C.B. 95, discussed under The "Line of Business" Requirement, page 22. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopick03.pdf , page K-8 See e.g. the ALA - a 501(c)(3) organization, vs. ALA-APA 501(c)(6). http://ala-apa.org/about-ala-apa/governing-documents/501c6-tax-status/ [IANAL. IANALL.] On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Heller, Margaret <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Here is a good place to start: > http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations. I > don't think a Friends of Code4Lib would qualify as a 501(C)(4) or the other > types of exempt organization, but possibly. > > That said, we will run into all the problems that have stymied these types > of discussions in the past that are not legal problems but philosophical > problems. It's not hard to fill out the 501(C)(3) application, but figuring > out what to put in the boxes when you don't have a legal entity is > difficult. So someone would have to incorporate the Friends organization. I > am sure most of us work at places with Friends of the library and could see > their bylaws to get some ideas. > > Margaret Heller > Digital Services Librarian > Loyola University Chicago > 773-508-2686 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Lisa Rabey > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:39 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > +1 > > > > Go for it Lisa! > > > > ./fxk > > > I can start digging into the hows/whys sometime in early May and report > back. If anyone has anything of interest (past C4L list convos, > recommendations, etc), pass them along! > > > -- > > Lisa M. Rabey | @pnkrcklibrarian > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > http://exitpursuedbyabear.net | http://lisa.rabey.net >