Re: [Cz-L] Cemetery

Dear Bruce...

Here are my Zwei Groschen.
Forming a corporation?
There are about 300 members of the List and only about 10 members who parti=
cipate in the discussions.
Members are spread from Australia and I believe to South America.
To come up with the fee of $300 or $700 is going to be a problem.
I remember when I had to collect $50 from the participants of the 2006 Czer=
nowitz Reunion it took some doing.
To vote for officers, hire a lawyer, collect money, how is this going to be=
 done?
I am sorry for being negative.

Arthur Rindner



--- On Tue, 3/24/09, AJS1PRES_at_aol.com <AJS1PRES_at_aol.com> wrote:

> From: AJS1PRES_at_aol.com <AJS1PRES_at_aol.com>
> Subject: [Cz-L] Cemetery
> To: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
> Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 12:32 AM
> Dear Wolf et al,
>
> Concerning forming a  corporation (which I suggested
> some months ago) there
> are a number of  different types of 501 (c) 3
> corporations. The one that is
> most appropriate I  think, is fraternal. This is often
> used to form
> organizations which maintain  cemeteries and cemetery
> plots.
> You are correct that the first step is to put 
> together a corporation, then
> to file with the IRS for 501(c)3 status.
> As  far as which state to incorporate in, many people
> incorporate in
> Delaware,  since there are less taxes, and less forms
> to deal with.
> I would suggest that  the paperwork be completed by a
> small number of us, and
> then have it reviewed  by a lawyer familiar with
> forming a 501(c)3.
> I recently was involved in  filling out the forms for
> another organization.
> While it is true the form  itself is about fifty
> pages, you don't necessarily
> have to fill out all the  pages. A small group of
> individuals familiar with
> all aspects of the  cemetery, could probably complete
> the forms in one day.
> It depends on what  type of organization (e.g.
> Fraternal) that you are trying
> to become.
> The  IRS allows officers of the corporation to live
> outside the US.
>
> If I  remember the filing fee is either $300 or $700
> depending again on what
> type  of organization you are filing for.
> Also, are we getting off course here?  From what I
> understand, the same group
> who worked at the cemetery last  summer, will be
> working there this summer,
> and hopefully making considerable  progress. However,
> as has been stated
> before, the cleanup is one thing, but  the key is
> maintaining. We don't want
> to have a situation where five years  from now, we are
> going through this
> whole process again.
> One last point,  in order to have some assurance that
> the cemetery will be
> maintained in the  future, a corporation is necessary.
> I do not think it is
> beyond the  capabilities of this group to form the
> corporation and elect it's
> officers.  No matter what the cost is to do this,
> using an outside
> organization will  only add another level of
> bureaucracy and, unless they are
> working for free,  additional cost.
> Bruce Wexler
> Jackson, NJ


      
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