[sudo-discuss] Finances and Fundraising

Tue Sep 4 14:20:26 PDT 2018

It was amended in our 2016 federal tax return:
https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/images/7/7a/OC_2016_990.pdf (Part B at
top left),
and according to Jesse that suffices. the IRS also states this:
https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/change-of-name-exempt-organizations
we also filed the changes with the Secretary of State:
https://businessfilings.sos.ca.gov/

both OOC and OC are listed on Guidestar.

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On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:08 PM robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:

> i'll ping omni's finance working group about the name change matter
>
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:03 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> My understanding is that Sudo Room 501(c)3 was reorganized as "Omni
>> Commons" and that the existing bylaws and board from the former "Omni
>> Oakland Commons" were adopted by Sudo Room 501(c)3, and no new entity was
>> created in the process. The names "Omni Commons" or "Omni Oakland
>> Commons" do not come up in tax exempt organization searches, whereas the
>> IRS still shows the EIN and name for Sudo Room as an organization eligible
>> to receive tax deductible charitable contributions.
>>
>> Filing a name change with the IRS from "Sudo Room" to "Omni Commons" for
>> EIN 46-4109670 would clear up the confusion not to mention enabling Omni
>> Commons to show up in searches for public charities.
>>
>> >>>* The current idea is to essentially use the "shell" of the 501(c)3*
>>
>> >>>* organization that the Sudo folks set up, but change its bylaws and board
>> *>>>* such that the new organization is governed by the delegates meeting,
>> *>>>* exactly matching the current Omni organization. And likely change its name
>> *>>>* to something like "Omni 2"
>> *>>>>>>* Also make sure to check Jenny's latest thread: the very latest
>> *>>>* development is that this new "Omni 2" 501(c)3 could receive *both* the $1M
>> *>>>* donation and the $1M loan from our generous benefactor, which would hugely
>> *>>>* simplify things.
>> *>>>>>>* The people currently in the Sudo collective would have no more control
>> *>>>* over the new "Omni 2" than any of the other collectives. They could set up
>> *>>>* a new nonprofit organization - essentially having "donated" their old
>> *>>>* 501(c)3 to Omni - or they could become a sponsored project of Omni 2.
>> *>>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 12:43 PM <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Correct, there has been a change where sudo room is a project of a
>>> larger entity, not its own legal entity, so that letter of determination is
>>> deprecated.
>>>
>>> On fundraising, I'd love to revisit the idea of fabricating and selling
>>> "sudoino" arduino clones.  Jake I agree with your past recommendations RE
>>> using the leonardo chipset now that I've messed with them a bit.  Could
>>> have a basic model and a few different variations, seems to be the way
>>> people do it now.  I've been paying $10 for the knockoff fullsize ones (3
>>> for micro w/o headers) and kicking myself that I dropped the ball a few
>>> years ago.
>>>
>>> On 2018-09-04 12:27, robb wrote:
>>>
>>> however it would also be fraud as sudoroom's 501c3 wuz reorganized as
>>> omni commons when we bought the building. since then, sudo haz bin a
>>> fiscally sponsored project of omni commons.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Robb,
>>>>
>>>> I attached a copy of the IRS letter of determination showing Sudo Room
>>>> received 501(c)3 exemption in February 2016. This letter would be
>>>> sufficient to obtain public charity listings on guidestar, ebay for
>>>> charity, etc.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:46 AM robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> i think we would have to do it through sudomesh or omni as we don't
>>>>> haz our pwn 501c3
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 9:54 AM, Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> As soon as Sudo Room is listed as a charitable organization on Ebay
>>>>>> for Charity I have several unused items I can sell and donate a percentage
>>>>>> of the proceeds to Sudo Room.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 1:50 AM Marc Juul <marc at juul.io> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 10:58 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > Sudo-room is currently broke. Not taking in enough money to cover
>>>>>>>> expenses nor plan for any future needs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any updates on the latest financial status of Sudo Room? Here's a
>>>>>>>> fundraising idea:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I run a 501(c)3 public charity and have been raising funds by
>>>>>>>> receiving donations of physical items and re-selling them on ebay through
>>>>>>>> "ebay for charity". It's enough to cover monthly expenses! I know Sudo
>>>>>>>> receives donations of physical goods on a regular basis - some of which may
>>>>>>>> not be needed. Sudo may also put items up for sale on ebay from time to
>>>>>>>> time, and it is a plus to have "benefits charity" added to the listing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We could definitely do this. Anyone who's willing to take on some of
>>>>>>> the work involved in acquiring, testing or selling the donations?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We already have a few things we could sell.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> marc/juul
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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