<br>Hey Loki, this thread may have some interesting info for you on the price of the 501c3 application.<br><br><a href="http://lists.hackerspaces.org/pipermail/finance/2010-June/000000.html">http://lists.hackerspaces.org/pipermail/finance/2010-June/000000.html</a><br>
<br>When the Cyber Assistant does come out, it's supposed to significantly decrease the application fee ($200?).<br><br>~Omegix<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:06 AM, Lokkju Brennr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lokkju@gmail.com">lokkju@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">I'm Loki, from BrainSilo in Portland, OR.<br>
<br>
We've only been around for about 6 months, and we're currently just a<br>
state registered non-profit corporation. We're planning on going for<br>
501(c)(3) status ASAP, but the $700 is a large layout for us - more<br>
than our rent. Right now our finances are pretty much just a<br>
spreadsheet, since all income is donations, and our only real expense<br>
is rent (which includes utilities). Other misc stuff, such as our<br>
internet and supplies is just provided by individual members.<br>
<br>
My major intrest right now is ideas for keeping a space paying for<br>
itself - either through member's fees, donations, or corporate/trust<br>
funding. We're staying above water because of a couple people<br>
carrying most the financial load, which isn't the best situation.<br>
<br>
Loki // <a href="http://brainsilo.org" target="_blank">brainsilo.org</a><br>
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