Skydivers in need...

[Jeff.Donohue 0]

Having been involved in skydiving for a couple of years, I've seen a number of fund-raisers and outreaches for skydivers and former skydivers who have been injured in the course of skydiving or who have incurred medical costs outside of skydiving that they can't really afford.

It seems to me that a tax deductible not for profit could help encourage people to donate to and support those folks. (It would also people to run raffles that are legal, as an aside.)

Is anyone aware of anything like that to support skydivers? If it exists and I don't know about it, please let me know.

If not, I'd like to set it up. I don't have the bandwidth or the connections to be able to oversee it or deal with its day to day operations, but I could arrange for it to be set up and take care of the tax filings (in a past life I was a tax lawyer, but I'm not as big of a dork as that implies.... awww... who am I kidding... I am...). I'd probably look to the USPA, folks from my DZ, or folks from here to make it actually run.

If something like this exists, I don't want to re-create it, but it seems me as though there are way to many people who need help and not a lot of good structure to help them.

Let me know. Or if you think it's a dumb-ass idea, let me know that too.

Thanks.

[upndownshop 0]

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Having been involved in skydiving for a couple of years, I've seen a number of fund-raisers and outreaches for skydivers and former skydivers who have been injured in the course of skydiving or who have incurred medical costs outside of skydiving that they can't really afford.

It seems to me that a tax deductible not for profit could help encourage people to donate to and support those folks. (It would also people to run raffles that are legal, as an aside.)

Is anyone aware of anything like that to support skydivers? If it exists and I don't know about it, please let me know.

If not, I'd like to set it up. I don't have the bandwidth or the connections to be able to oversee it or deal with its day to day operations, but I could arrange for it to be set up and take care of the tax filings (in a past life I was a tax lawyer, but I'm not as big of a dork as that implies.... awww... who am I kidding... I am...). I'd probably look to the USPA, folks from my DZ, or folks from here to make it actually run.

If something like this exists, I don't want to re-create it, but it seems me as though there are way to many people who need help and not a lot of good structure to help them.

Let me know. Or if you think it's a dumb-ass idea, let me know that too.

Thanks.

Yes Texas has one, dammit cant think of the info right now. Will work on that for you. It might be for Texans only not sure.
I think it is a great idea, but............ Having been involved in fundraisers, there is nothing easy about it. I have been trying to figure out how to make our Skydiving Scholarship go nationwide for years....but again there is a ton of time involved... I hope you get some great responses here on some ideas or suggestions. It would be great to see that happen.
If it does, can I grandfather my self in, oh say from 14 years ago?

Good luck!

PS, you said Tax Lawyer? hmmmmm can I pm you?

[robr 0]

Are there tax implications on the distribution of funds from the non-profit to pay for medical costs for the person that's getting their expenses covered?