Quote Originally Posted by nixer View Post
id also like to add that this does not qualify as a not-for-profit model, what that means is they are also evading taxes by doing what they are doing
Actually, nothing stated in what I wrote above violates their 501(c)(3) status in any way.

Non-profits are allowed to accept donations and sell items ... they are just not allowed to accumulate profits that are paid out as dividends. As long as all of the money that they take in eventually goes back out in the form of charitable donations & operating costs, they are fine. Also, 501(c)(3)'s are allowed to spend up to 20% of their gross revenue on lobbying according to the IRS's 80/20 rule for lobbying.

Hope this helps.

-adam