Re: Erik - HELP!

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Well, the truth of the matter is that the AGA is still very much in the
early stages of filing for tax-exempt status.  We may have this process
complete by the time the contest closes, but not yet.  We will simply have
to politely decline these particular companies.

FWIW, we get a few of these with our local club's annual solicitations as
well, but they are very much in the minority.

  - Erik


On Wed, 17 May 2000, James Purchase wrote:

> This Prize stuff is getting confusing........ I sent the company
> Poly-Bio-Marine a solicitation request. They make the Poly-Filter filter
> pads and also a Poly-Bio Kold Ster-il filter unit (sort of like a deluxe
> version of a R/O filter, except that there is no reject water). These things
> are _expensive_. (and needless to say, would make a glorious major prize)
> 
> Anyway, I just received the following response:
> _________________
> 
> We   would  be  pleased   to  have  Poly-Bio-Marine,Inc. (r)  offer
> a  donation  for  the  AGA  International  Internet  Show.  However,  since
> we  sell   filtration  systems  and  media  to  various  U.S.  Government
> Agencies , certain  legal  conditions  must  be  met  by  any  potential
> recipients .  In  order  for  your  organization  to  legally  qualify  as
> a
> tax  deductable  charity  you  must  have  an   U.S.  IRS  Tax Form
> showing   that  your  organization  is   charity  fully  capable  of
> accepting  and   passing  back   a   U.S.  tax  deduction  for  all
> gifts.   Do  you  have  the  correct  form ?     If  you   meet  the
> conditions   we  would  ship  direct  to  only  one  address  in  Canada
> and  your  organization  would  be  responsible  for   any  fees  or  duty.
> 
> 
> Poly-Bio-Marine,Inc. (r)                www.poly-bio-marine.com
> ___________________
> 
> Before I respond, I need to know what the Tax status of the AGA is..... I
> seem to remember that the organization was planning on seeking some sort of
> non-profit status for situations such as this..... was this ever done?
> 
> Secondly, I believe that they slightly misunderstood my request. I had
> suggested that, if at all possible, we hoped that companies donating
> large/bulky merchandise items provide us with a Voucher which we could award
> to the winner and they could redeem with the company. I suggested this to
> try and save us the work and expense of shipping large pieces. The vouchers
> covering such donations could be sent to me here in Toronto. But I also said
> that we did have limited ability to store and ship hard goods and could
> provide the name and mailing address of a contact person in the U.S.
> 
> They seem to think that the actual prize needs to be sent to me in Canada,
> which may (??) violate some obscure U.S. Export Law.
> 
> Care to comment, or find out from someone on the AGA MC if we can satisfy
> this request/requirement? It will be easy to just tell them to ship it to
> David in the U.S. (I certainly don't want it shipped here to me in Toronto)
> but I will have to have something to say about the AGA's Tax Status.
> 
> James Purchase
> Confused but tickled pink in Toronto
> 
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Erik Olson
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