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Mozilla Foundation Now IRS 501(c)(3) Approved

Posted by Hemos on from the get-out-the-donations dept.

jesus_X writes "We at MozillaNews have discovered that the Mozilla Foundation is now officially 501(c)(3) approved by the IRS, meaning you can now deduct donations made directly to Mozilla.org from your income tax returns. This is separate from, and obviates the Open Source Applications Foundation donation method mentioned in August on MozillaZine."

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  1. Hah! by SeinJunkie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's see Microsoft do that!

    1. Re:Hah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually IE users would use the tax code section that covers Gambling Losses.

    2. Re:Hah! by magefile · · Score: 3, Funny

      Good $DEITY, two tax attorneys in one thread? Wait, did I just violate some corollary to Godwin's law?

  2. I bought a shirt.... by croddy · · Score: 4, Funny
    I bought a t-shirt from mozillastore ... does that count?

    (fingers crossed)

  3. Doh! What about last year's return? by buzban · · Score: 5, Funny

    um...

    meaning you can now deduct donations made directly to Mozilla.org from your income tax returns

    what if I've been deducting donations for a year or so now? :P

  4. Re:Obviously... by thumperward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't it

    1. Get 501(c)(3) approved
    2. Post on Slashdot for millions to see
    3. ???
    4. don't profit, because you're 501(c)(3) approved!

    - Chris

  5. This means that . . . by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · · Score: 4, Funny
    because they are not able to return the money to investors that they investors would be looking for.

    I can deduct most of my investments from the late 90's, since 90% of the companies from the dot.bomb era must have been nonprofits! w00h00