Most NPO's are chartered by individual states and then apply for 
tax-exempt status with the federal government.  

On Thursday 19 April 2001 22:28, you wrote:
> Just a thought (yeah, it's a lonely one :)
>
> Does a NPO have to be organized at a local level?  What I'm wondering is
> if there could be (or is) a nationwide "Linux Evangelical NPO" (or
> somesuch) that local LUGs could join?  It'd be nice if the NPO
> certification dance didn't have to be repeated for every LUG in
> existance.
>
> Steve
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Jim

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