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== | ==Charity:== | ||
Charity Status: | Registering as a charity is a process through the Canada Revenue Agency, different from registering as a non-profit organization. Organizations that have charitable status are exempt from income tax and can issue tax receipts for donations. Further, some funding options are only available to non-profit organizations that also have registered charitable status. | ||
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* | Charities need to make sure that most of their resources are spent on charitable activities. According to the Canada Revenue Agency, charitable activities are distinct from political activities. Depending on the size of your organization, only 10% to 20% of your resources can be spent on nonpartisan political activities every year. This is often referred to as “the 10% rule” although the percentage varies according to the overall annual income of your organization. | ||
Are all types of political activities allowed? | |||
No, only non-partisan political activities are allowed. All partisan political activities are strictly prohibited. Illegal activities, are, of course, also fforbidden. | |||
What are partisan political activities? | |||
The Canada Revenue Agency defines a partisan political activity as “one that involves direct or indirect support of, or opposition to, any political party or candidate for public office”. A charity can never endorse or oppose a political party or candidate at any government level. Partisan political activities are prohibited activities. Failure to comply with this rule can have serious consequences and result in an organization losing its charitable status. The Canada Revenue Agency (cra.gc.ca) defines non-partisan activities as anything that explicitly calls for a “law, policy or decision of any level of government” to be “retained, opposed or changed”. Non-partisan political activities are the only type of political activities charities can organize or participate in. | |||
So with these rules and guidelines in place, we can see that Charity Status allows: | |||
*Monitoring and control social justice movements. | |||
*Diversion of public money into private hands. | |||
*Manage and control dissent in order to make the world safe for capitalism. | *Manage and control dissent in order to make the world safe for capitalism. | ||
*Redirect activist energies into career-based organizing, instead of mass-based organizing capable of transforming society. | *Redirect activist energies into career-based organizing, instead of mass-based organizing capable of transforming society. | ||