[Foundation-l] Chapters

Mon Aug 29 03:24:33 UTC 2011

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 11:15 PM, John Vandenberg <jayvdb at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> You're strawman is alive.
>
> If the chapters are funded by the WMF, non-US chapters need to abide by US
> law.
>
> If all of the fundraising money goes to the WMF, who then distributes
> it to chapters via grants, all chapters must comply with the US
> regulations regarding use of money by a 501(c)(3) charity, and any
> additional constraints that the WMF puts on these grants in order to
> minimise its own risks and simplify its own compliance checking.
>
> By doing this, the WMF is taking on more risk, rather than less.
> And it is taking on more work, as it will need to ensure that all
> chapters expenditure from these grants is compliant with US
> regulations.
>
> There are several chapters whose existing program includes activities
> that are acceptable under their own laws, but will not be able to be
> funded by WMF because of the US regulations.
>
> --
> John Vandenberg
>

Which activities are these?