Fundraiser ideas?

[AZTheta]

Taking it down to the basics: Since you're not donating the money to a 501c(3), you should report the profit as income for tax purposes. Don't forget that you're going to need to meet your area's (county/town) requirements for health certificates for serving food. If your guests should become ill you'll be liable since you sold them the food.

That's fundraising 101.

[HopefulInterest]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Grabbing definitions out of a dictionary won't get you a pass in the real world. I guarantee you that 99 out of 100 people or more would disagree with your version of fundraising. And...you didn't answer my question. Do you plan to tell your donors where the funds will be going?

To the extent that I can. The org is extremely private about their recruitment.

Originally Posted by AzTheta

Taking it down to the basics: Since you're not donating the money to a 501c(3), you should report the profit as income for tax purposes. Don't forget that you're going to need to meet your area's (county/town) requirements for health certificates for serving food. If your guests should become ill you'll be liable since you sold them the food.

That's fundraising 101.

Since I would pretty much just be cooking for friends (something I do all the time -- I would say at least twice a week), I don't need to worry about any of that (meeting requirements for serving food etc). And since I don't make enough money to have to pay taxes, I don't need to worry about that either.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by HopefulInterest

To the extent that I can. The org is extremely private about their recruitment.

Then why are you posting here on GreekChat?

Originally Posted by HopefulInterest

Since I would pretty much just be cooking for friends (something I do all the time -- I would say at least twice a week), I don't need to worry about any of that (meeting requirements for serving food etc). And since I don't make enough money to have to pay taxes, I don't need to worry about that either.

Excuse me, but you most certainly do, if you're selling the food. You are also missing the point about having to report income. ALL income. Regardless of whether you earn enough to pay taxes or not.

I think we're here now, people.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by HopefulInterest

Since I would pretty much just be cooking for friends (something I do all the time -- I would say at least twice a week), I don't need to worry about any of that (meeting requirements for serving food etc). And since I don't make enough money to have to pay taxes, I don't need to worry about that either.

No, it's not the same. You say you cook for friends "all the time", but THIS time, you're asking them to pony up bucks so you can join a sorority.

Originally Posted by HopefulInterest

I would say what I could, but I can't flat out say that it's for the sorority.

Do you not see this as a form of begging??? If not, take another look at what you're doing. If so, are you okay with asking your FRIENDS to pay you to eat dinner at your house (that has otherwise been cost-free to attend, and a token of friendship), and NOT tell them where the dough is going?

Where can I find friends like this to exploit and pay for me to take a trip to Italy?