<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> All, There have been some low level on and off discussions concerning our non-profit status. As it is currently, donations to the ACCRS can't be deducted from the donator's taxes. Our current status thus virtually eliminates any chances of large donations to the ACCRS. Lack of large donations aren't critical in our current situation at the Fair. However, if we should ever have to move off the fairgrounds and start over, the lack of large donations would become problematic. Even if we had to start over in another building on the fairgrounds, large donations would be a nice addition to our funding pool. Larry Brickell volunteered several months ago to look into what it takes for us to change our status to what is a 501C3 federal non-profit. Last Friday during the 7:00 Zoom meeting he reviewed what he had learned including associated cost of pursuing the change of status. The federal application fee is $350. We can either complete the application ourselves (volunteers?) or can have it done for about $750 for us. In the meeting we discussed the need to do this and whether we should proceed. After discussion, we agreed we should wait until this coming Friday and encourage more members to join in the discussion. We must have membership support to consider any expenditure of funds, so we need to include membership in further discussions this coming Friday during the Zoom meeting. Basically, the potential change of status will be explained and discussed and, if appropriate, vote on whether or not to proceed, which would involve expenditure of ACCRS funds in the neighborhood of $1200. There is not a rush to do this, so the vote doesn't need to happen this Friday if further discussion is needed. So, the two questions to eventually be answered are as follows: <ol style="margin-top:0in" type="1" start="1"> <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Should we pursue the cost of the non-profit now based on the issues and challenges the fair has and the reduced probability of losing our building in the short term? Non-profit status takes 3-6 months to do, so we could wait.</li> <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Should we use a service and allocate the $1,200 that would be required to get the applications completed and processed?</li> </ol> Please plan on attending. Phil has set up the Zoom meetings. The invite with the Zoom details is below. You can join by phone for voice and just use your computer to see the meeting, or even just by phone. Gary Lewis Topic: ACCRS Friday Zoom Meeting Time: Friday 7 PM PDT Join Zoom Meeting <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/519022903?pwd=akhLY0k2Z2lscTRxdnBxVTlLaTJLUT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/519022903?pwd=akhLY0k2Z2lscTRxdnBxVTlLaTJLUT09</a> Meeting ID: 519 022 903 Password: 014947 One tap mobile +16699006833,,519022903#,,1#,014947# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,519022903#,,1#,014947# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 519 022 903 Password: 014947 Find your local number: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kY8wFGrku"> https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kY8wFGrku</a> </body> </html>