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#MissKitty hates computers but does not let them win! LOL. It turns out that Omprakash.org could take 3 months to vet Miss Kitty to live under their financial sponsorship #501c(3) umbrella. But we are all systems go, so sending it to @[email protected]. Use smart contract to split 50%. Booyah!

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Jazone May 10

So everyone in US politics understands that #Marcorubio used a illegal #tax haven to raise campaign funds by paying for advertising. An illegal practice in tax law that is all about white collar crime but NEVER BROUGHT TO CHARGES. Federal Tax #Fraud. Just... Lettin' it ride.
#501C4
#501C3
Just another method for #CitizensUnited to #RAPE the electorate like #SCOTUS did again with #Redistricting.
See the pattern yet #Republicans?
#NoKings

Jazone May 6

#OpenAI appears "rock solid" as a legal #tax structure in my quick glance at the #501c3
Key details of the structure:
The Nonprofit: The OpenAI Foundation holds a 26% equity stake in the commercial entity and oversees the mission-driven goal.
The For-Profit: The OpenAI Group (formerly OpenAI LP) operates as a capped-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), where profits beyond a certain threshold are returned to the nonprofit.
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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊Apr 7

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"The IRS emphasized that this position is 'consistent with a long-standing pattern of selective enforcement,' and referenced a 2017 executive order issued by then-President Trump directing the IRS not to pursue penalties against religious organizations engaged in political speech."

#USA #US #USpol #trump #IRS #TaxExemption #501C3 #religion #law #JohnsonAmendment
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https://natlawreview.com/article/irs-announces-churches-and-other-houses-worship-may-endorse-political-candidates

IRS Announces Churches and Other Houses of Worship May Endorse Political Candidates Without Losing Tax-Exempt Status

In a potentially landmark shift announced July 7, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publicly acknowledged in a federal court filing that houses of worshi

National Law Review

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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊Apr 7

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IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates~
(from last July)

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/08/nx-s1-5460886/irs-now-says-pastors-can-endorse-political-candidates
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Background on the Johnson Amendment:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Amendment
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And on the case mentioned in the Treasury Dept's blog (screenshots in the previous post). The case was dismissed w/o prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69105317/national-religious-broadcasters-v-werfel/
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https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2026/04/federal-court-rejects-deal-allow-churches-political-speech.html
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-rejects-irs-agreement-to-let-pastors-endorse-political-candidates/ar-AA1ZVDzZ
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#USA #Treasury #IRS #TaxExemption #religion #law #501C3 #1A

ozoned Mar 25

BT Free - NonProfit 501(c)3 Charity - Digital Privacy Rights, Advocacy and Consulting

I created this nonprofit to help advocate for open tech and the Fediverse. Our plan is to take tax deducitble donations (in the US) to help fund platforms to support openness. We are currently running the following:

CONTENT:

Fireside Fedi - A vodcast where we speak with folks from around the Fediverse.
Livestream - @[email protected] - https://firesidefedi.live
Peertube - @[email protected] - https://tubefree.org/@firesidefedi
Piefed/Lemmy Community - [email protected]

Works On My Machine - A vodcast where I sit down with developers, talk to them about their project, all while I attempt to install their software from their docs. We learn about their project and they learn that there’s always a better idiot. :D
Livestream - @[email protected] - https://womm.live
Peertube - @[email protected] - https://tubefree.org/@worksonmymachine
Piefed/Lemmy Community - [email protected]

PLATFORMS:

TubeFree - a general purpose Peertube Instance that is open for folks to join. We accept donations for higher storage limits. https://tubefree.org

OPEN SOURCE:

PTIndex - A hosted Peertube Index for others to follow. This index is built with our TOS in mind. We pull followers of other instances that share our values. This has created a chain of trust, but we need more suggestions. For example TubeFree.org follows MakerTube. We share the same values, so I trust MakerTube would follow folks that align with their values, thus aligning with mine. So I pull in their followers and add it to our public https://ptindex.btfree.org for anyone to share in the connectivity. You can find the bash code https://git.btfree.org/BTFree/PTIndex

Working with others in the #fediverse-marketing:matrix.org channel to help centralized and open source presentation documents for everyone to use.

BT Free

Be Free! Big Tech Free!

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Unredacted 🗽Feb 5

We've achieved the 2026 Platinum Transparency seal on Candid.

Have a look! 👇

https://app.candid.org/profile/15658067/unredacted-inc/?pkId=d5777ac7-c240-47fb-b9e7-206ad5315d32&isActive=true

#transparency #501c3 #nonprofit

Blain Smith Dec 5

I've been noodling on the idea of starting a non-profit hosting company within the US in a similar fashion that Codeberg operates its Forgejo hosting. Seems like there could be a lot of small to medium sized organizations that could benefit from this from not only a technical perspective, but a values perspective too.

#Hosting #NonProfit #501c3

Hush Line Dec 3, 2025

More good work from the @ddosecrets team:

"Hacked materials from the powerful rightwing thinktank The Heritage Foundation show that applicants to a Project 2025-branded effort to create a talent pool for the #Trump administration cited the influence of Nazi political theorists and other far-right thinkers on their political views."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/28/project-2025-heritage-foundation-hack

#yikes #news #ddosecrets #hack #leak #publish #journalism #us #giving #donation #nonprofit #501c3