Contributions to the Community-Owned Power PAC (“CO-OP PAC”) are not tax deductible for income tax purposes. Contributions to CO-OP PAC are voluntary and will be used for political purposes as directed by the CO-OP PAC board of directors. You have a right to refuse to contribute without reprisal. Any contribution guidelines presented are merely suggestions; you are free to contribute more or less than suggested amounts, or no money at all. Neither CO-OP PAC, your electric cooperative, or your employer will favor or disadvantage anyone by reason of the amount contributed or a decision not to contribute.
Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the CO-OP PAC. The CO-OP PAC will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the CO-OP PAC.
No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.
The CO-OP PAC will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.
The CO-OP PAC will accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of the CO-OP PAC.
Certain other gifts, real property, personal property, in-kind gifts, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent or whose use is restricted in some manner, must be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for CO-OP PAC.
The CO-OP PAC will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by CO-OP PAC.
The CO-OP PAC will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the CO-OP PAC will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.
The CO-OP PAC will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the CO-OP PAC.