Is GOA a "Charitable Organization"?
Looking at an end-of-year donation to GOA. Are donations to them a tax write-off?
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I have always thought to get the .org in you website you had to be a 501c3 tax deductible organization.
I am a life member, but have a philosophical issue with telling government what I do with my donations, so have never looked into it
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Yes, they are and IMO, are the best way to support anti-gun agendas in the US. They get some of my money every year and I hope that more of you can help support them also.
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toad67: 30003490533403/comments/30003509120539
Yes, they are and IMO, are the best way to support anti-gun agendas in the US. They get some of my money every year and I hope that more of you can help support them also.
Yep, one of several I belong to.
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Yes they are but I prefer the Firearms Policy Coalition.
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Mr. Perfect: 30003490533403/comments/30003534378139
Yes they are but I prefer the Firearms Policy Coalition.
Yep, that one too.
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NO, they're NOT. From the fine print on their solicitation letter: "Contributions or gifts to GOA are not deductible for federal income tax purposes."
Guess they don't like the govt knowing their business either.
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Wild Turkey: 30003490533403/comments/30003474366747
NO, they're NOT. From the fine print on their solicitation letter: "Contributions or gifts to GOA are not deductible for federal income tax purposes."
Guess they don't like the govt knowing their business either.
Ok, I stand corrected. I just looked it up and they are a 501(C) (4), and donations to them are not tax deductible.
They are closely aligned with the Second Amendment Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) and your donations are tax deductible. So you may want to consider them, if you were considering GOA.
Also note that Firearms Policy Coalition (which I mentioned above) is a 501(c)(4).
Not being a person who is overly concerned with tax deductibility, I haven't worried about that particular aspect of the gun organizations I support, so please excuse my error on that.
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You can search for charitable organizations statuses here:
Tax Exempt Organization Search | Internal Revenue Service
To use this app, JavaScript needs to be enabled. To enable JavaScript on your browser, please check out the appropriate link provided below:and to determine 501(c)(3) vs. 501(c)(4) you need to look at their tax filing form (which is probably the only definitive proof of status).
This site does a good job outlaying the difference between those two statuses.
501(c)(3) Vs. 501(c)(4): Differences, Pros And Cons
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit operates for charitable as well as religious, educational, scientific, literary, public safety testing, sports competition fostering or animal- and child-cruelty prevention purposes. In contrast, a 501(c)(4) has a broader purpose definition. It operates to promote social welfar(c)(4) allows for political lobbying, which apparently is one of the keys to whether or not your donations are a tax write off. I think our resident CPA could weigh in on that. @neacpa , am I close to the mark here?
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