[lug] BLUG Planning for 2002 and beyond

[J. Wayde Allen]

On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Faster-Laster wrote:

> 2. It was thought that being a non-profit group would help with meeting
> space & the possible donation of stuff that can be written off on taxes.
> > this doesn't work. at least we haven't seen any good. most people who
> > will give to a lug will give sans tax break. It sure hasn't helped our
> > meeting location either, we were in a nice room at Vanderbilt Univ
> > untill security got really goofy, now we meet in a Diesel College.

Yes, I've never seen any advantage, and the tax write off is the example
usually given.  However, the problem is that LUG's seldom need or even
want donations that are large enough to offer any kind of significant tax
advantage.  At least not that I'm aware of - I'm certainly not an
accountant.  About the largest donation the BLUG ever asked for was the
$100 fee we needed to cover the power installation at the trade show we
did in Denver.  I don't think that one gets much of a tax break for
itemizing a $100 donation.

- Wayde
  (wallen at lug.boulder.co.us)

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