How can a business accept charitable donations?
You have to be a business of sorts to be a charatable organization. You must
have a board of directors or officers and must hold regular business
meetings. Look at the Red Cross. They're a Charatable, Not-for-Profit,
--Both tax classifications (ie 501C3) business...


"william ewald" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:09:30 -0500, (Richard
Harrison) wrote:

Lefty wrote:
"How many realize the ARRL is a business?"

Of course it is, and it is operated by and for its small group of
insiders. As the only significant representative of licensed amateurs,
ARRL is a monopoly which enjoys the benefits of its status.

How can a business accept charitable donations?

From www.arrl.org

September 29, 2004 -- Employees of the US government can designate
their Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) pledges to the ARRL. (The League
is CFC No 9872.) Federal employees who participate in the CFC can
donate all or part of their CFC contribution to the League to support
ARRL's efforts on behalf of Amateur Radio. Some private-sector
employers also match donations their employees make to ARRL, while
others will donate to the League if you volunteer your time--as an
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteer, for example.
"ExxonMobil gives ARRL a donation of $500 for every 25 hours that I
volunteer for ARES activities, including training, exercises and
preparation--with a max of $2000 per year," says ARRL member Alan
Isaachsen, KB2WF. ARRL is a qualifying §501(c)(3) organization, and
contributions may be tax deductible for both employer and employee.
Make it a point to find out your employer offers a volunteer incentive
program or matches individual employee's donations to the League. For
more information, contact ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart,
K1MMH, ; 860-594-0397; fax 860-594-0259.--thanks to
Alan Isaachsen, KB2WF, and Walt Dubose, K5YFW