- My Jeep Club looked into 501(c) status too. I was not directly involved, but if I remember correctly, the accountant told them that unless they keep a balance over $25,000 then it's not really necessary. There were some other issues too, but I can't remember them right now. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "merkin" <merkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:44 AM Subject: [GeoStL] $$$, 501(c) > - > > A check for $75 is on the way. > > With 501(c) status, we'd be a legit non-profit group. My employer would match the donation, plus kick in a $500 check if I donated more than 50 hours of services (whether that be CITO, event organization, cooking at a picnic, working as the bookkeeper, setting out event caches, or teaching a Parks Dept. class). There are advantages to the non-profit incorporation process, but there are substantial hurdles to clear as well. I'm a member of an apologetics group as well - our activities consist of a website and limited book publishing, but liability insurance takes 80% of our operating budget. And the group NEVER goes hiking in the wilderness or climbing rocks or carrying snake sticks. In other words, if we had liability insurance, it would cost a fortune. > > merkin4 > > > _________________________________ > SISNA...more service, less money. > http://www.sisna.com/exclusive/ > > > **************************************************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > **************************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list: > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > > > > **************************************************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field