Re: [seul-edu] Official nonprofits for Linux in education?

[Harry McGregor <micros@azstarnet.com>]

OSEF is a non-profit, soon to get it's 501C3 tax exempt status.

http://www.osef.org

		Harry
		CEO, Co-Founder
		Open Source Education Foundation

On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Jeff Nelson wrote:

> I run a branch (ITP) of a registered nonprofit organization (El Camino) in
> the state of Washington.  http://itp.innoved.org, http://www.el-camino.net
>
> ITP has been promoting Linux since its inception in 1999.  I put up a page at
> http://itp.innoved.org/projects/freesoftware.html that has some details.
>
> El Camino's focus is on education and development in rural Colombia.
>
> Donations of cash or equipment are tax-deductible. Details at
> http://itp.innoved.org/donorinfo.html.
>
> Best regards,
> Jeff Nelson
>
> On Thursday 27 September 2001 08:18, you wrote:
> > Periodically I get people trying to give me money for SEUL. I usually send
> > them either towards the EFF or the FSF, depending on my mood that day.
> >
> > I know Harry's trying to get osef.org to gain official 501c3 status,
> > so I can send people to him too.
> >
> > Does ofset.org have any official legal status (so donations are
> > tax-deductible)? In what jurisdictions/countries?
> >
> > Can we get a list of other nonprofits here? I want to know about every
> > organization in the world that works on Linux in Education and is set
> > up to accept tax-deductible donations.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --Roger
>

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Harry McGregor, CEO, Co-Founder
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Open Source Education Foundation, http://www.osef.org