is there a reason for becoming officially "not for profit"?

I would imagine the first thing to find out, and you may already have, is if the cancer center simply takes contributions of that sort (product as opposed to simply money), or if you have to be an officially licensed(?) non-profit organization.

Brian Christiansen

I have no idea but here's a website that describes some of the benefits and drawbacks of becoming a nonprofit organization.

Not for profit means you can solicit donations of materials and money witho= ut being taxed. The process was cumbersome and miserable 20-some years ago = and I'm guessing it hasn't gotten less so. If you're benefiting in any way,= including advertising, then you could run into trouble without official 50=

1-C3 status. Somebody gets ticked off at you and bingo, you've been reporte= d to the IRS. If it's just you, just giving, no big deal.=20

Sunny good to see you back, hope you stay a while

Nice to have you pop in Musicmaker. Of course we all remember you. One of the gals in the guilds here does a LOT of charity quilts. She donates many through the guild charities along with CPS her choice charity. It has been amazing to see how many folks give her fabric. It sort of snowballed and every time I see her quilts she points out who gave her certain pieces of fabrics. She does scrappy but she gets more than a tad of large pieces too. If you can get the word out of what you are doing you might be surprised that fabric will come your way. Both local guilds here are good at helping with batting and Hobbs does have good stuff through their websites for charity work. Maybe even some folks here might want to help? I can't imagine messing with a bunch of paperwork would help a lot unless you get to working with a lot of other folk and quilts. Hugs to you and your dh. I don't have your blog addy. What is it? Taria

I'd like to begin providing quilts, both lap and bed, to the cancer center my husband has been going to for chemo, and I don't know if I should just make a page on my blog about it, and hope people contribute orphan quilt tops and quilts, or become an actual non profit organization with all the requisite paperwork. I realize that RCTQ hasn't seen hide nor hair of me in quite a while, and that there are probably many here who have never heard of me, but I remember this being a place where I can get LOTS of advice on nearly any topic imaginable. Musicmaker

I did ask, and they do. There is no paperwork or obligation beyond simply bringing donations. Musicmaker

Thanks for that link, Jeri. I'm starting to think that becoming a nonprofit will depend entirely on IF this becomes bigger than just me bringing quilts to the center whenever I have one finished. I like to think big, but I'm so right brained that I think big about everything and actually get very little accomplished!!

Thanks Roberta!

Musicmaker