501(c)(4) statuses are in question... The new sterner regulations have forced several charitable organizations from receiving their tax exempt status, here are a few of the organizations that could not meet the new criteria along with the charities tagline.
Save the Wind - Wind is a precious natural resource, but some big turbine companies want to rob this world of it's winded beauty. Help us save wind for future generations. By giving a gift of $100 you will receive a palm leaf to grow your own wind and a photograph of a tumbleweed that you helped save.
American Association for the Advancement of Straight Peoples's (AAASP) - Join us this Saturday in the first annual Straight Pride Parade as we celebrate millenniums of good 'ol fashioned guy on girl action. This years theme is 'Our Style is Our Mission'. Tacos and Hot Dogs will be served and Sparkles the Clown will be on hand to teach the proper use of balloon animals to the kids.
Facebook Likes for the Poor - Some people say you can't change the world while trolling through social media from the old couch in your parent's basement. At Facebook Likes for the Poor, we disagree. Every time you like one of our hourly postings of a cat playing with a ball of string and the tag line "I'm having the 'meow' of my life!" All the proceeds will go towards finding a way to convert Facebook likes to something tangible like food, shelter, and medicine.
What's Your Beef? - Times are tense in relations between the Pakistan and India. Our mission here at 'What's Your Beef?' is to encourage a sense of unity by freely distributing large quantities of hamburgers and cheeseburgers from America's most popular fast food chains. Because if there is anything that brings people together, it's biting into a plump, juicy, fire grilled piece Angus beef.
Association of Native Spanish Speaking Waiters of Non-Mexican Restaurants - Are you a Hispanic line cook at a restaurant that doesn't serve enchiladas and tacos? Do you have a friend who is? Do your friends perhaps know of anyone who fits that description? If so, contact the Association of Native Spanish Speaking Waiters of Non-Mexican Restaurants. I have a bet going with a co-worker and a lot of money riding on this.
Help the Common House Fly - Everyday in the U.S., millions of common house flies are slaughtered needlessly, with your generous gift, common house fly preserves will be set up all across America where the common house fly will be allowed to roam free from the dangers that are typically associated with the common house fly. Our staff will go through a painstaking process of purging everything in our 100 square mile preserves that could threaten the common house fly, including all present lizards, birds, mammals, fish, flames, and sticky substances like honey, tree amber, or chewed gum. Our goal is to return the common fly to the prominence it once enjoyed. Won't you help us before the common house fly becomes a relic of the past?
Children's Refund Network - Ever wonder what happens when the millions of dollars that are donated to children's charities are used to purchase a once in a lifetime wish only to have the child pass away from this life before they can cash in? At Children's Refund Network, we shed a tear over each child's life that is lost when an all expenses paid vacation is left unused. With our state of the art matching program, families who donated money to these charities all across the country and receiving letters with a child's story, a certified death certificate copy and photograph proving the child no longer has a need of their wish, and a voucher good at one of several theme parks and for other once in a lifetime adventures. Just last week, Don Ronaldson of 'Ronaldson & Associates' criminal defense firm in Beverly Hills, CA, who donated $10 towards a prominent final wish charity, received his voucher and was able to take his family to meet Tom Brady in place of little Sammy. Little Sammy passed away at the age of 7 after a battle of leukemia and had a dream of meeting his sports idol. At Children's Refund Network, we want you to give generously knowing that your charity won't be wasted.
In all seriousness, how crazy is it that one of the most powerful enforcement agencies is being used to stifle a grassroots movement. The lesson to be learned from all this extra scrutiny is that if things are not going the way you like them to in this country, and you and your neighbors start to organize, the very government you are attempting to scrutinize has the legal capacity to scrutinize you right back. To harass you and anyone associated with you just because you are looking for the ability to legally function within the confines of the law. I'm not saying the IRS can't or shouldn't perform some due diligence to help ensure these groups aren't just laundering political money, but when people are getting fired, pleading the fifth, and new rules that seem to posthumous allow all the harassment that has already been perpetrated it seems that what is really going on is the IRS and it's defenders are simply saying "Too bad, this is the way it is."
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