While I was visiting SIAI, I donated a small amount to it (I convinced a friend to donate during the matching challenge but she didn’t have the cash on hand then so I covered for her on the (foolish) expectation of being paid back), and was scolded for this and told not to do it again. Apparently the IRS doesn’t like it when people who receive room and board from a non-profit organization turn around and give that organization money. I’m not sure if this applies to people who aren’t living in an SIAI home and receiving their food and shelter directly from SIAI, though.
(However, there are indirect ways for fed-and-sheltered employees/volunteers to donate—at any time, for instance, I could probably have gotten away with neglecting to submit one of my receipts for reimbursable grocery expenses when I paid for a food run.)
Apparently the IRS doesn’t like it when people who receive room and board from a non-profit organization turn around and give that organization money.
Are there exceptions for religious reasons? Adhering to that obligation would seem to be a violation of certain decrees from on high!
However, there are indirect ways for fed-and-sheltered employees/volunteers to donate—at any time, for instance, I could probably have gotten away with neglecting to submit one of my receipts for reimbursable grocery expenses when I paid for a food run.
That is new. Someone finding sneaky ways to not get extra benefits from their job.
While I was visiting SIAI, I donated a small amount to it (I convinced a friend to donate during the matching challenge but she didn’t have the cash on hand then so I covered for her on the (foolish) expectation of being paid back), and was scolded for this and told not to do it again. Apparently the IRS doesn’t like it when people who receive room and board from a non-profit organization turn around and give that organization money. I’m not sure if this applies to people who aren’t living in an SIAI home and receiving their food and shelter directly from SIAI, though.
(However, there are indirect ways for fed-and-sheltered employees/volunteers to donate—at any time, for instance, I could probably have gotten away with neglecting to submit one of my receipts for reimbursable grocery expenses when I paid for a food run.)
Are there exceptions for religious reasons? Adhering to that obligation would seem to be a violation of certain decrees from on high!
That is new. Someone finding sneaky ways to not get extra benefits from their job.
This sort of thing is rampant at the non-profits I know of.