STC as a charity?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Gene Kim-Eng noted: <<I can't think of ANYTHING that the STC has ever  
done that could remotely be considered "charitable work." If the  
organization is refraining from any activity or policy decisons about  
anything based on its desire to be considered a charitable group for  
tax purposes, that would be the thing that pushes me over the line to  
letting my membership go for good.>>

STC makes no claims to be a charity in the sense that (say) Oxfam or  
Heifer International is a charity. Specifically: "STC is recognized  
as an educational organization as described in Section 501 (c)(3) and  
Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code."

This means nothing more than that STC is a not-for-profit  
organization, and lumped in with a bunch of other odd ducks under a  
specific IRS tax category. The not-for-profit part is the key thing,  
and it grants them favorable tax status. You don't really need to  
analyze it more deeply than that.


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