2009/1/20 Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com:
Hoi, I doubt that the NYC has the ability to negotiate commercial deals for the whole of the USA. Also given that the organisation of the Foundation has already made sure that a US citizen can give tax free to the WMF, there is no need for the NYC to arrange this, I am sure there are more things that are similar.
Why would it want to made deals for the whole of the USA? It's a NYC chapter, it will make deals for the whole of NYC. The tax thing is a valid point, but receiving tax deductible donations is only one part of a chapter's role.