Charitable Billiards Organization??????

[watchez]

This is from the front page of AZ, in reference to the BCA turning over the Junior National program. There is more to the article but this is the part that caught my eye.

The Billiard Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity organization committed to furthering the standard of excellence and leadership within the billiard community by engaging in activities related to the education and cultural advancement of tomorrow’s leaders.


What are the requirements to justify to the US Government that you are a non-profit charity organization???? In my mind, nothing is non profit because if there is someone getting a paycheck out of the deal then someone is making money. And let's just discuss the point of "engaging in activities related to the education"---anyone want to take a guess about to how many of the past Jr National Champions have a high school diploma??

 

[pooltchr]

I don't know the legal answer to your question about setting up a non profit organization, but I do know that they often have a budget for salaries. The Red Cross has both staff and volunteers and they are a non profit. I'm sure you could do a google search and find the answers.

As for the BCA, they do more than run pool tournaments. They have a scholarship program that helps many students with college expenses. They are the trade organization for billiard businesses in the US, they operate the Instructor certification program, a referee program, and numerous other activities related to pool. If you go to their web site www.bca-pool.com you can learn quite a bit about the organization.
Steve

 

[Bob Jewett]

... What are the requirements to justify to the US Government that you are a non-profit charity organization???? In my mind, nothing is non profit because if there is someone getting a paycheck out of the deal then someone is making money. And let's just discuss the point of "engaging in activities related to the education"---anyone want to take a guess about to how many of the past Jr National Champions have a high school diploma??

The IRS web site has info about the requirements for becoming a 501(c)3 organization. If you want to form one to educate the public about the vile practices of frisbee players and to reform the debased practitioners of that form of Devil-worship, it's entirely possible that you could get 501(c)3 status. Really.

All of the larger 501(c)3 organizations have paid staffs. I'm sure that the United Way is one such, and the people who work there 8 hours a day don't do it solely out of the goodness of their hearts.

I think the largest part of the prizes from the BEF are in the form of college scholarships for the junior players. I would guess that at least 80% of the past Jr National Champs have high school diplomas.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... As for the BCA, they do more than run pool tournaments. They have a scholarship program that helps many students with college expenses. They are the trade organization for billiard businesses in the US, they operate the Instructor certification program, a referee program, and numerous other activities related to pool. If you go to their web site www.bca-pool.com you can learn quite a bit about the organization.
Steve

No, the BCA is separate from the BEF. The BCA is not a charitable (tax exempt) organization. The BEF was specifically founded to qualify as one and to help the junior players.