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In the United States, a charitable organization is an organization that is organized and operated for purposes that are beneficial to the public interest,[15] however a distinction is made between types of charitable organizations.
Every U.S. and foreign charity that qualifies as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is considered a "private foundation" unless it demonstrates to the IRS that it falls into another category. In a general sense, any organization that is not a private foundation (i.e. it qualifies as something else) is usually a public charity as described in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.[16]
Every U.S. and foreign charity that qualifies as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is considered a "private foundation" unless it demonstrates to the IRS that it falls into another category. In a general sense, any organization that is not a private foundation (i.e. it qualifies as something else) is usually a public charity as described in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.[16]
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charitable_organization#United_States
If you are looking to set up a charity that is an eligible 501(c)(3), then Bit-Pay will handle the payments through their system at no charge:
- http://bit-pay.com/charities.html
If you are just looking for a way to let others contribute for a particular cause and not for a formally registered charity you can handle that in whatever manner you wish, including an online wallet such as My Wallet from http://BlockChain.info/wallet If you wanted a website for that you could use something like Weebly, which is free: http://www.weebly.com
Of course, fundraising is very challenging. Here's the "accepts donations" list:
- http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects
