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Re: business cardsz
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leonard H Tower Jr.)
Sun Jan 3 21:10:51 2010
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:06:04 -0500 (EST)
From: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
To: Jennifer Tu <jtu@mit.edu>
cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.64L.1001032004090.17547@multics.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:15:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Jennifer Tu <jtu@MIT.EDU>
To: Leonard H Tower Jr. <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
Cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
Subject: Re: business cards
(1) I looked into this, and it does not appear to be a violation of our
501(c)3 tax exemption to provide the service at cost. Do you have a specific
reference you could share?
it's also a violation of our sales tax exemption
you're wrong. my reading of the case law on this made it quite clear,
but i don't have that info handy
do you have specific references you can share?
crystal clear. appearances can be deceiving ; - }
for those who don't know, i've been a director of several non-profits,
and have helped them get 501(c)3 status. as a director, i've been
legally, financially, and personally liable for their behavior. i've
read most of the IRS docs, not only section 501 of the code, regs,
etc, but a lot of the rest (501 coves much more than just (c)3, ...)
if @ cost was a criteria (it isn't) and we really don't have the
proper accounting to even know what cost is here
your (2) doesn't apply here
yiLFS -len
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009, Leonard H Tower Jr. wrote:
> mims:
>
> as a charity, apo is not suppose to provide services to businesses,
> even those run by brothers.
>
> it's a violation of our 501(c)3 tax exemption.
> even if national looks the other way, mit doesn't,
> and Alpha Chi has to use MIT's per Institute policy.
>
> please find somewhere else to get your cards made.
>
> yiLFS -len
>
> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:29:05 +0000 (UTC)
> From: "Marilyn Mims Dow, Region I Director" <mimsdow@comcast.net>
> To: apo-printshop@mit.edu
> Subject: business cards
>
> Hey there
>
> I am starting up a small design business and needed business
> cards.... I know these folks at MIT with a printing press so I
> thought I would check in.
>
> I am looking to do a logo and contact info on a linen cardstock
> that is either cream or a pale granny smith apple green with a dark
> or chocolate brown ink. I have a Jpeg logo, but I realize that you
> are dealing in lead.
>
> I will be selling things at the upcoming Arisia conference on MLK
> weekend, so if we need to do something straight text for right now
> and work on including the graphic further down the road.
>
> I spoke with Matt Goldstein and Ellen Kranzer. They said the best
> option was to email this address as a start.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Mims
>
>
