On the Waltz Website, they claim:
“Waltz Volunteer is registered in the United States and has charity or 'non-profit' status. It is possible to give financial, in-kind and material donations to Waltz. Therefore any donations that are made out directly to Waltz by US citizens are tax deductible.”
In order for a donation to be tax-deductible, one must file with the IRS the application for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) or another similar classification. The Waltz website does not indicate it is exempt under 501(c)(3), thus, it is false saying donations to its organization are tax-deductible.
I searched the IRS Website (http://www.irs.gov/app/pub-78/) and was unable to find a listing for Waltz Volunteers. The IRS website says that the directory is “a list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions.”
When was Waltz founded?
“Waltz Volunteer Inc. was created in 1990...”
“In 2000, we started International volunteering by partnering with other organizations and have grown to be one of the leading volunteering organizations in the world, based in USA and Kenya thus managing to support our own projects and start income generating activities.”
(See for yourself: http://waltzvolunteer.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=113)
According to the Incorporation document filed by Waltz, the organization began on 06/29/2009.
Inconsistencies? Honest misinterpretation of the facts? We invite Waltz Volunteers to respond to these questions. I will happily post a constructive response from them here on the Stupid Wazungu blog.
I have contacted them saying, "We did a post on Waltz Volunteers using the information from the (idealist) forum. We invite you to read the blog and send us your response to promote an open and honest conversation."
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