 somms
join:2003-07-28
Salt Lake City, UT | reply to pnh102
Re: Precedent said by pnh102:If Google were to allow this, then everyone else would want to be able to do it as well. I can't blame Google for rejecting the idea.
Looks like this could be a black mark against 'evil' Google's KC Fiber project. Not very good PR tactics...
Hell, even my 'socialist' muni FTTH ISP has a heart and offers free internet service and wifi to non-profits!  |
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| said by somms:said by pnh102:If Google were to allow this, then everyone else would want to be able to do it as well. I can't blame Google for rejecting the idea.
Looks like this could be a black mark against 'evil' Google's KC Fiber project. Not very good PR tactics... Hell, even my 'socialist' muni FTTH ISP has a heart and offers free internet service and wifi to non-profits! Your can write off donations to 503(c) Non-Profits, you can't to poor people. |
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somms
join:2003-07-28
Salt Lake City, UT | said by AnonFTW :said by somms:said by pnh102:If Google were to allow this, then everyone else would want to be able to do it as well. I can't blame Google for rejecting the idea.
Looks like this could be a black mark against 'evil' Google's KC Fiber project. Not very good PR tactics... Hell, even my 'socialist' muni FTTH ISP has a heart and offers free internet service and wifi to non-profits! Your can write off donations to 503(c) Non-Profits, you can't to poor people. Michael Liimatta, co-founder of local nonprofit Connecting for Good, said Google told the groups involved that the idea wasn’t in line with planned licensing agreements for the new product, Google Fiber.
Read more here: »www.kansascity.com/2012/06/28/36···link=cpy |
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| There are many types of Non-Profits. Only a 503(c) can write expenses off.
They don't advertise themselves as a 503(c), but rather as "Connecting for Good is a registered Kansas not-for-profit corporation #4563276". |
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 marigoldsGainfully employed, finallyPremium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:2 | Any non-profit can write off expenses.
503(c) just defines which a subset of 501(c) corps for which donations to those corporations are deductible. many 501(c) statuses (such as some 501(c)(3) corps) do not require registering with the IRS for the donors to receive deductions. As long as this group has receipts under $5k, there is a good chance they fit under the 501(c)(3) filing exemptions.
Heck, Google can write off the expenses either way as an expense of business. And I suspect that 501(c) status is a hurdle the group could take if it was necessary to reach an agreement with Google.
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somms
join:2003-07-28
Salt Lake City, UT | said by marigolds:Any non-profit can write off expenses.
503(c) just defines which a subset of 501(c) corps for which donations to those corporations are deductible. many 501(c) statuses (such as some 501(c)(3) corps) do not require registering with the IRS for the donors to receive deductions. As long as this group has receipts under $5k, there is a good chance they fit under the 501(c)(3) filing exemptions.
Heck, Google can write off the expenses either way as an expense of business. And I suspect that 501(c) status is a hurdle the group could take if it was necessary to reach an agreement with Google.
Thank you for clarifying this and including accurate info which seems to be missing from the partisan tone of these forums lately! 
Google has just missed the boat on getting the positive PR this time...  |
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