Organizaciones benéficas y sin fines de lucro en Washington

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si una organización no puede recibir deducciones fiscales o paga mucho a sus empleados, no se considera realmente benéfica. Además, hay reglas sobre cómo deben usar el dinero que recaudan.

Es como cuando juegas un partido de fútbol. Si no sigues las reglas del juego, el árbitro puede decir que no estás jugando de manera justa y te saca del juego.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que una organización llamada 'Ayuda a Todos' organiza una rifa para ayudar a familias necesitadas. Si usan el dinero para pagar altos sueldos a sus empleados en lugar de ayudar a las familias, podrían no ser considerados una organización benéfica según esta ley.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

The fact that contributions to an organization do not qualify for charitable contribution deduction purposes or that the organization is not otherwise exempt from payment of federal income taxes pursuant to the internal revenue code of 1954, as amended, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the organization is not a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for the purposes of this section.(c) Any person, association or organization which pays its employees, including members, compensation other than is reasonable therefor under the local prevailing wage scale shall be deemed paying compensation based in part or whole upon receipts relating to gambling activities authorized under this chapter and shall not be a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for the purposes of this chapter.(2) For the purposes of RCW 9.46.0315 and 9.46.110, a bona fide nonprofit organization also includes:(a) A credit union organized and operating under state or federal law. All revenue less prizes and expenses received from raffles conducted by credit unions must be devoted to purposes authorized under this section for charitable and nonprofit organizations; and(b) A group of executive branch state employees that:(i) Has requested and received revocable approval from the agency's chief executive official, or such official's designee, to conduct one or more raffles in compliance with this section;(ii) Conducts a raffle solely to raise funds for either the state combined fund drive, created under RCW 41.04.033; an entity approved to receive funds from the state combined fund drive; or a charitable or benevolent entity, including but not limited to a person or family in need, as determined by a majority vote of the approved group of employees. No person or other entity may rec