[Foundation-l] Q1 2005 Fund Drive over

[Ray Saintonge]

Delirium wrote:

> Another thanks to mav for the very informative updates!
>
> I do have one question---what's the relationship between the Wikimedia 
> Foundation and Wikimedia Deutschland?  Is that money to be considered 
> part of our overall fundraising, i.e. money that can eventually be 
> used for servers, etc., or is it specifically for activities within 
> Germany?
>
> (Not a leading question, I've just never seen the relationship really 
> explained.  Someone pointed out that a future Wikimedia Canada would 
> by Canadian law have to spend its donations within Canada, and I'm not 
> sure if similar laws apply in Germany?)

That Canadian requirement would only come into effect if we wanted our 
donations recognized for tax credits under the Income Tax Act.

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