[Foundation-l] [Wikipedia-l] [Wmfcc-l] News flash: WMF is a charity!

[David Gerard]

On 02/01/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:

> The phrase "nonprofit charity" is weird.  All charities are non-profits,
> but not all non-profits are charities.  Charities are a subset of
> non-profits, but the wording suggests the contrary.  "Charitable
> non-profit" would be more correct, even if it does sound a little awkward.
> Perhaps rewording the clause to "a non-profit organisation registered as
> a US ax-deductible 501(c)(3) charity." would avoid that problem.


I believe we have a lawyer on staff. Brad?


- d.