[Alumni-chat] 501 c3 status and sponsorship information

[Steve Andrews]

Thelma -

Becky was responding to an issue that has bothered me; I hope we can keep
this discussion public.  Many messages have claimed that contributions are
deductible under 501(c)(3).  But those of us with experience setting up npos
know that establishing a 501(c)(3) organization from scratch takes several
months.  For a donation made today to be deductible and separate from the
University, there must be a fiscal agent, and since there had been no
information as to the identity of that fiscal agent, Becky wants to contact
Tides to see if they would serve in this capacity. By the way, I support
talking to Tides - I have been involved in several of their projects...

Steve Andrews



-----Original Message-----
From: Thelma Seto [mailto:tgseto at hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 12:52 PM
To: alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu
Subject: RE: [Alumni-chat] 501 c3 status and sponsorship information


Becky--

There are many foundations and progressive billionaires who might be
interested in contributing to keeping Antioch alive.  Please contact me
privately.

Thelma

----Original Message Follows----
From: Becky Klein <beckyklein94609 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Alumni Chat List <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu>
To: alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu
Subject: [Alumni-chat] 501 c3 status and sponsorship information
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:48:47 -0700 (PDT)

I have been reading the various posts about quickly getting 501c3 status.
Having worked in the non profit industry for the past 10 years this is not
something done quickly.

What is important for the alumni board to look for is 501c3 sponsorship.
I wanted to put out a resource that I am familiar with, The Tides Foundation
is a philanthropic organization that provides 501c3 sponsorship and
assistance through their Tides Center projects.   Antioch's social justice
mission is a perfect fit for becoming a Tides Center project.  To learn more
about this foundation and the Tides Center and what sponsorship means.
Please go to this website.    http://www.tidescenter.org/index.php

One of the major requirements is that the project has at 30,000 in funding,
which from Rick's responses to Alan's questions it appears we have $400,000.

If there are other alumni with grantwriting experience I would like to work
on generating a letter of inquiry to the Tides Foundation.  I have some
contacts there through other work that I have done that they have funded.
I can be reached via email at beckyklein94609 at yahoo.com

Becky Klein 97'





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