September 16, 2010 to October 15, 2010
Lead Stories
Donor Can’t Waive Interest Of Contingent Beneficiary of Gift
UMIFA does not permit donor to eliminate right of town to receive land if not used for scouting purposes
Club’s Bylaw Limiting Liability Prevents Suit for Loss by Members
Claim of negligence in yacht club fire is precluded by bylaw approved by members
Court Refuses to Consider Start-up As Successor to Hearing Dog Program
Trust fund given to SPCA for substantially reduced effort even though staff left to begin full-service program based on old model
To the Point
Could photos of campaign event jeopardize (c)(6) status?
Our 501(c)(6) veterans business organization recently attended, along with other veterans organizations, a "meet and greet" with a mayoral candidate. We paid one of our members to photograph our attendance at the event. Is there any way this could be considered political activity that could cost us our exemption if these photos are just going into our archives, might someday appear in our newsletter, but are not being used except for souvenirs for the veterans in our organization?
Lessons from Litigation
Tax Matters