X.Org Is Now A 501(c)3
The X.Org Foundation still hasn't publicly announced the completion and recognition of their 501(c)3 status, but the information has been publicly available since last Thursday's X.Org Board of Directors meeting on IRC.
23:25 [+keithp] Bart_Massey: with our new 501(c)3 status, we should be able to pass the hat around various corporations501(c)3 organizations are tax-exempt non-profits. The X.Org Foundation has been aiming for this status for what seems like years, but now they've finally completed all the forms and heard back from the IRS with their approval.
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23:26 [+alanc] oh, and are we going to announce to our membership (or at least to people not on the board list) that the IRS approved our 501(c)3?
23:26 [+Bart_Massey] alanc: That seems like a really, really good idea.
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23:28 [+emmes] (talking about making the 501 status public)
23:28 [stukreit] I guess I should put some words together on the 501 thing
X.Org developers Egbert Eich and Luc Verhaegen celebrate the 501(c)3 status...?
The X.Org Board of Directors IRC meeting logs from last Thursday's IRC session can be found on the X.Org Wiki.