<div dir="ltr"><div>As with most questions of law, "it depends." The IRS states (at <a href="http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/The-Restriction-of-Political-Campaign-Intervention-by-Section-501(c)(3)-Tax-Exempt-Organizations" target="_blank">http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/The-Restriction-of-Political-Campaign-Intervention-by-Section-501(c)(3)-Tax-Exempt-Organizations</a>) that taking a political position, directly or indirectly, isn't permitted.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/501c3_polcampfaqs.pdf">http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/501c3_polcampfaqs.pdf</a> gives more insight.</div><div><br></div><div>Try this litmus test: if you want to have a Sanders meeting in Church, would I be permitted the day before to have a Trump meeting in Turing? If not, then this shouldn't be permitted unless we want to jeopardize Noisebridge's tax exempt status.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Regards,</div><div>Corey Quinn</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 9:54 AM, girlgeek <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:girlgeek@live.com" target="_blank">girlgeek@live.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">A small group of volunteers for Bernie Sanders would like to meet in Church or Turing when it is not otherwise in use.   Does anyone know, is there anything in our 501c3 rules (or other rules) that applies for political campaigns?  We wouldn't be doing any fundraising.<br>
Just figuring out what we are doing among volunteers.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Claudia<br>
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