[cg] Fwd: Non profit status

**L* B* <B*@ag.arizona.edu>**

>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 12:24:04 -0700
>To: community_garden@ag.arizona.edu
>From: Sally McCabe <smccabe@pennhort.org> (by way of Lucy Bradley 
><bradleyl@ag.arizona.edu>)
>Subject: Non profit status
>
>Does anyone remember how we dealt with this before?
>
>
>>X-Sender: sallymcc@libertynet.org
>>Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 21:06:44 -0500
>>To: smccabe@pennhort.org
>>From: AVANOLE@aol.com (by way of Sally McCabe)
>>Subject: Non profit status
>>
>>Our community garden project has applied for 501 (c) 3 using Form 1023.  It
>>has come back with a question of consideration for federal exemption--
>that if
>>the gardeners keep their produce, then the organization is engaged in
>>activities for private interests.  The IRS letter sees the produce as
>products
>>or funds that are diverted from exempt purposes to private purposes, when
>>families keep their own food.  Most of our gardeners are not low income.
>>
>>The organization engages in education, youth programs,  improving nutrition,
>>providing garden space, helping other groups start community gardens, and
>also
>>give produce weekly to the food pantry (250lbs) during the harvesting months.
>>BUT, yes, we want to eat and share with our neighbors what we grow, too.
>>
>>Does anyone have a thought about how community gardens are considered non-
>>profit and is food really funds, profits or products?
>>
>>Amanda Vanhoozier
>>Coppell Community Garden
>>email AVANOLE@aol.com
>>
>>
>>

Lucy K. Bradley
Extension Agent, Urban Horticulture
Maricopa County
The University of Arizona
Cooperative Extension
4341 E Broadway Rd.
Phoenix, AZ  85040-8807

Phone:  (602) 470-8086 ext 323
Fax:  (602) 470-8092
email:  BradleyL@ag.arizona.edu
http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/

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