FORM 1023 Application for Recognition of
Exemption MAHUNT ATTACHMENT E Part II – Activities and Operational Information Item 11: Membership Membership in MAHUNT will cost $25.00 annually (expiring December 31, of each year). The dues have been set at a rate designed to make membership available to a broad cross section of the public and designed to enroll a large number of persons in the community or area of the Foundation’s property(ies) and activities as well as from far-distant areas. Membership is not restricted to any specific group of people, a specific profession or other interest. The following benefits will accrue to members of MAHUNT. 1) a letter of recognition that the member has advanced the cause of procuring, restoring, propagating, preserving, perpetuating, and paying for isolated natural property(ies)/habitat and archeological/historic resource sites where up to two people (from artists to Zuni) at one time per property can commune in (near pristine) nature with solitude. 2) a statement of tax deductibility of substantially all their membership payments to the extent allowed by the law since no goods or services were received by the member in return for such payment. 3) periodic updates on MAHUNT’s properties (if the Board of Directors determines that sufficient funds are available considering the other purposes of MAHUNT). 4) the ability to specify with their annual membership contribution and/or with additional charitable contributions a geographical location where they prefer future sites be acquired. MAHUNT will commit to attempt to acquire future sites near the residence of contributors or near the area that they specify in their letters of membership or contribution based on the aggregate dollars contributed. The following benefits will not accrue to members: 1) the right or ability to vote for the Board of Directors of MAHUNT and any policies of MAHUNT. 2) any preference on being chosen to enter any of MAHUNT’s property(ies)/habitat. FORM 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption MAHUNT ATTACHMENT E Part II – Activities and Operational Information Item 11: Membership 3) any preference in additional uses of MAHUNT’s property(ies)/habitat if chosen to enter MAHUNT’s property(ies)/habitat. 4) any additional leeway in adhering to MAHUNT’s rules while on such property(ies)/habitat or in being punished if such rules are violated. Efforts to attract members shall include: 1. Letters sent directly by MAHUNT emphasizing its specific purposes and activities. Letters shall initially be directed to residents in the Town of Dunn, Village of McFarland, Cities of Madison, Monona, Oregon and Stoughton, Wisconsin and other Wisconsin areas situated close to the initial property acquired by the Foundation. The mailing list will be expanded as funds become available and will include members of other 501(c)(3) organizations with similar goals and purposes. Such letters may include pictures of acquired properties, their locations, and an outline of the method of gaining admittance. 2. Direct conversations and solicitations of individuals, charitable foundations, corporations, and organizations by the members(s) of the Board, especially the President. 3. Press releases containing the same information as in (1) above. 4. Talks or discussions by members of the Board at publicly available forums. 5. Brochures and booths available at conventions, shows, exhibits and fairs. 6. Hiring or obtaining a mailing list from The Conservation Fund. 7. Initial Directors’ matching of charitable contributions to the Foundation during 1999 up to $100,000. 8. Drawings for prizes or lotteries as allowed by State law. 9. Offering prizes for fundraisers and fundraising activities as allowed by State law. FORM 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption MAHUNT ATTACHMENT E Part II – Activities and Operational Information Item 11: Membership 10. A website established to explain MAHUNT, its endeavors, and containing the same information as specified in (1) above if money permits. 11. Advertisements in newspapers, magazine, reports, radio, and TV emphasizing the same information as in (1) above if money permits. The above efforts to attract members and contributors shall be focused initially in Wisconsin, California, Iowa, Arizona, Wyoming, Illinois, Minnesota and Montana. Efforts to attract members shall not include: 1. Hiring direct-mail firms like Watson & Hughey of McLean, Virginia (now known as Direct Response Consulting). None of the above efforts have or are anticipated to commence prior to the receipt of 501(c)(3) designation, thereafter selective mailings and direct conversations and solicitations of individuals, charitable foundations, corporations, and organizations primarily by the President are anticipated.
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