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Earl Brunner on sat 16 may 98

Nevada Clay Guild is interested in establishing contacts with other guilds. We w
with other guilds. We would like to at a minimum exchange newsletters with othe
information and share information that information with our membership, and poss
extensive. - Earl Brunner -Las Vegas NV

Paul Lewing on sun 17 may 98

Earl,

The first thing you need to do is join the Studio Potter Network.
They now have a web site with al the info you need. It's at
www.studiopotter.org.

Paul Lewing, Seattle

Mo and Les Beardsley on sun 17 may 98

Earl Brunner wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Nevada Clay Guild is interested in establishing contacts with other guilds. We
> with other guilds. We would like to at a minimum exchange newsletters with ot
> information and share information that information with our membership, and po
> extensive. - Earl Brunner -Las Vegas NV


We are a wood fire group with kilns in Nanaimo B.C.

Tozan Cultural Society
R.R. #4
Ladysmith, B.C. V0R 2E0

Fax: 1-250-245-4225, Email: jeorge@direct.ca or
Jan_Jokinen@bc.sympatico.ca
or myself at beardsley@bc.sympatico.ca or whelon@island.net or
lcrimp@island.net

There is also a large group in B.C.

B.C. Potter Guild
1359 Cartwright Street
Granville Island
Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3R7
Fax 1-604-669-5627
Tel 1-604-669-5645

I am sure someone from Vancouver will see your email but if not please
do not
hesitate to contact them. I am sure our group would like to hear from
you.

Marvpots on sun 17 may 98

We have a group we call 'THE NEW JERSEY ARTISTS GUILD" ; we meet every month
or two, discuss projects, problems, etc. We are all alumni of the Raritan
Valley Community College Art Department; we are having a group show in July
at the Prallsville Mill, in Stockton, New Jersey. There are about 12 of us in
the group, all experienced and enthusiastic potters, some painters too, and
some who do this to earn a living.

If that kind of contact interests you, you can contact me at:
marvpots@aol.com or marvpots@juno.com" or, of course, through the Clayart
list.

Marvin Flowerman

jan henkel on tue 19 may 98

Speaking of clay guilds, do we have any in upstate south carolina? If
so, please send me "the how to join" information.
In hot Pickens County. jan

Ruth Blake on wed 20 may 98

> Speaking of clay guilds, do we have any in upstate south carolina? If
> so, please send me "the how to join" information.
> In hot Pickens County. jan

How about any in the Houston Texas area. (and you think it's hot in
Pickens County!)
Ruth Blake

Jim Bozeman on thu 21 may 98


>
>----------------------------Original
message----------------------------
>Speaking of clay guilds, do we have any in upstate south carolina? If
>so, please send me "the how to join" information.
>In hot Pickens County. jan
>
Hi Jan, I'm a potter just above you located in Transylvania Co. NC. I
have tried to get other potters here interested in some type of guild
but everyone here seems to be so independent and not interested. Maybe
we could start one that covered the Upstate SC and Western NC. There are
tons of potters here in Western NC and I'm surprised that there isn't
already a guild in place. Jim

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Earl Brunner on fri 23 jun 00


Our guild just elected new officers and the new officers are
dealing with some confusion about our status with the IRS
and of course the IRS isn't any help about it.
I guess my question is, what is the best way to have the
organization organized to minimize tax problems and still
have the organization to get the job done? We would like to
have at least one, maybe two good workshops per year, two
guild sponsored sales, one guild sponsored juried exhibit
and an Empty Bowl project and regular newsletter. Membership
right now is about 30 members with a realistic potential of
at least 100 members. (We had dropped to no activity, and
about 3-6 members at the first of the year)
--
Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
mailto:bruec@anv.net

Jean Cochran on sat 24 jun 00


Dear Earl,

Write to Allison Kaiser, Director, Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen
at kyguild@mis.net

We are a strong member driven volunteer organization and our mission
involves education. Our hard working guild has two fairs each year with
strict jurying for exhibiting membership.

I don't wish to take more of ClayArts space, but you will find good
information here.

Jean Wadsworth Cochran, Membership Chairman
Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen

DONPREY@AOL.COM on sun 25 jun 00


In a message dated 6/24/2000 4:21:48 PM, bruec@ANV.NET writes:

<< what is the best way to have the
organization organized to minimize tax problems and still
have the organization to get the job done? >>

Earl, I don't know if this is the "best" way, but our group is organized as a
501 (c4), not for profit mutual benefit organization. There may be a lawyer
in you area who deals with not for profit groups.
Don Prey in Oregon

Bobbruch1@AOL.COM on sun 25 jun 00


In a message dated 6/25/00 12:03:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Earl Brunner
writes:

<<<<with some confusion about our status with the IRS and of course the IRS isn't
any help about it.

Earl, is the problem that you have applied for nonprofit status and have been
denied that status. Or did you have it and they are now trying to take it
away from you?

<<<

Michelle Lowe on sun 25 jun 00


We have a non-profit guild with about 130 members at any given time, and we
do not have a 501(c)3, but with our two or three workshops per year, large
Empty Bowls project, annual juried show and occasional sales, we still do
not have income enough to require paying any taxes. Earlier in the group's
history we investigated becoming 501(c)3 (non profit in the eyes of the
IRS, and eligible for large donations) and in that interest, we did
incorporate, but after researching and polling the members and observing
the participation in various activities, we have decided it is in our
interest to remain "non-profit" but not try to gain 501(c)3 status.

I would guess that Earl won't have a problem with his group needing to pay
taxes, unless their income level, as a group, is larger than the minimum
allowed to be considered "non-profit".

At 07:13 AM 6/25/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 6/25/00 12:03:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Earl Brunner
>writes:
>
><<<<>with some confusion about our status with the IRS and of course the IRS isn't
>any help about it.
>
>Earl, is the problem that you have applied for nonprofit status and have been
>denied that status. Or did you have it and they are now trying to take it
>away from you?
>
><<<
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Earl Brunner on sun 25 jun 00


We aren't so much worried about owing any taxes as that the
IRS is saying whether we have to pay any or not we still
have to file. They are talking about late penalties for not
filing and the previous officers apparently did not file for
at least the past two years. Apparently we had 501(3)c but
it hasn't been maintained. IRS ia classifying us as a
non-exempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation.

Michelle Lowe wrote:
>
> We have a non-profit guild with about 130 members at any given time, and we
> do not have a 501(c)3, but with our two or three workshops per year, large
> Empty Bowls project, annual juried show and occasional sales, we still do
> not have income enough to require paying any taxes. Earlier in the group's
> history we investigated becoming 501(c)3 (non profit in the eyes of the
> IRS, and eligible for large donations) and in that interest, we did
> incorporate, but after researching and polling the members and observing
> the participation in various activities, we have decided it is in our
> interest to remain "non-profit" but not try to gain 501(c)3 status.
>
> I would guess that Earl won't have a problem with his group needing to pay
> taxes, unless their income level, as a group, is larger than the minimum
> allowed to be considered "non-profit".
>
> At 07:13 AM 6/25/2000 EDT, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 6/25/00 12:03:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Earl Brunner
> >writes:
> >
> ><<<<> >with some confusion about our status with the IRS and of course the IRS isn't
> >any help about it.
> >
> >Earl, is the problem that you have applied for nonprofit status and have been
> >denied that status. Or did you have it and they are now trying to take it
> >away from you?
> >
> ><<<
> >
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> ___
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> >
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> >
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> melpots@pclink.com.
> >
> >
> Michelle Lowe, potter in the Phoenix desert \|/ |
> mishlowe@amug.org -O- | |
> mishlowe@aztec.asu.edu /|\ | | |
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--
Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
mailto:bruec@anv.net

NCGHandmadeTile@AOL.COM on mon 26 jun 00


Hi, I have been the treasurer of our Guild since January. We have our
nonprofit status. The form that needs to be filled out for taxes for us is
an "informational form only." This form only needs to be filled out if our
gross receipts have exceeded (I think) about $26,000, it states the actual
figure on the form and I have sent them with the accountant. We didn't meet
this requirement for the first few years of operation, however, with shows
our gross receipts have been well over that amount, even though most of it is
payed back out to the artists minus the commission. We filed this form for
the first time for 1997, the form was not filed for 1998, so both 1998 and
1999 are being filed together, hopefully with no penalty. We have kept good
records and maintain an inventory sheet, document our meetings, etc. We also
have one member who maintains the nonprofit status papers which need to be
updated every so often I think. She consults with an attorney on this.

So, I guess my only advice would be to find a good accountant for help with
this now. I know it was a lot of work to get the nonprofit status, I also
know for myself as an artist if I don't show some kind of profit after a
few years, I will be penalized by the IRS and treated as a hobby artist. I
can't show losses too many years in a row. So eventually I have to pay
taxes.

I just want to make stuff out of clay, so I let the accountant do her thing.
Everyone at the guild helps with the records and that is how we keep the fees
down.

Good luck with this,

Nancy G.

ImagineRen@AOL.COM on mon 26 jun 00


Earl--
Glad to hear about your interest in an Empty Bowls event. We are working to
create 1000 simultaneous events to commemorate World Food Day, October 16,
2000. Maybe that target date could get your group up and running. We are
also looking for the donation of bowls from as many potters as possible for
the Empty Bowls 10th Anniversary National Exhibition in Detroit this fall.
We need the bowls by September 1st. We have a $5 packet of information
available. You can visit us on the web at www.emptybowls.net

You might contact The Studio Potter Network Newsletter folks for questions
about the IRS, etc. The Network is made up mostly of guilds and similar
organizations. Contact Studio Potter, c/o Gerry Williams, 603.774.3582

John Hartom, The Empty Bowls Project
C/O The Imagine/Render Group
PO Box 167
Oxford, MI
Voice: 248.628.4842
Fax: 248.628.4533
ImagineRen@aol.com

Loraxwoods@AOL.COM on tue 27 jun 00


Hi Earl,
The Ceramic League of Miami has been around for 50 years. We are
classified as a 501 (c(3)) but are not tax exempt because we fall within the
cracks. The last conversation I had with an IRS representative said the real
problem with private foundations is that they are expected to disperse monies
annually to others. This can be in the form of scholarships, grants and so
forth. I have a list of contact addresses and phone numbers to IRS for
information. Contrary to prior beliefs the representatives I encountered at
a nonprofit conference were very helpful. If you want any addresses, etc.
please E-mail me direct and I'll send you what I can. These contacts are for
Florida but may lead you to other offices where ever you are located.
Nora Robbins in Miami