I've heard both. I dunno. Which one is it?
Is AAWA a non profit? Or is the application still in consideration?
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sir82
It's a train wreck.
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Las Malvinas son Argentinas
A poster who has experience in running a non-profit previously mentioned in another thread that it takes 2-12 months for the US tax authority to approve your entity as a non-profit. As the AAWA was incorporated in March, the earliest they can possibly receive this status is in mid-May.
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His Excellency
I trust apostates, there is basically nothing they can not bring down!. Now AAWA is down again!. 5 star you guys!!!
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betterdaze
So then, how can they have a PayPal Donation button on every page of their website?
Pretty sure that PayPal requires proof of 501c3 to obtain nonprofit status (lower fees) and use their Donate button (as opposed to Buy Now or Subscribe).
Edited to add: Someone please correct me if I'm wrong... I have other questions about the "donation arrangement" but I'll hold them in check, for now.
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wha happened?
Well I made a donation and I saw nothing on their site about a non profit status. Current or pending....
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Theocratic Sedition
It's a train wreck.
LOL
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wha happened?
I was of the opinion that they once described their activities as non profit. But I didn't see that on any of the donation pages, including the reciept
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Las Malvinas son Argentinas
There can get into a heap of trouble if they advertise as non-profit when they are not yet approved. For tax purposes they'd likely have to claim all donations as gifts or gratuities, and pay the appropriate taxes until they qualify as a non-profit. Don't know if they can retro-actively claim donations as tax-exempt after they are approved as non-profit. For the donator, you also cannot claim a deduction since what you gave was a gift, just like if you gave someone on the street $100.
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Simon
Anyone can use PayPal without being a non-profit to ask for donations.
The AAWA claim to be a non-profit organization on their twitter page: https://twitter.com/AAWActivists