Is WrongPlanet.net a non-profit 501c3

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Is WrongPlanet.net a non-profit 501c3?

Or does it intend to become one?

If so what are the goals? Are persons allowed to become involed if so?

That is a good question?

There is a unique opportunity I believe in the amass of those with A.S.D that are speaking online in such a venue as this. The reason I ask if it is a 501c3 is because of the request for donations. Great amounts of time of course go into website like this.

However I am wondering if WrongPlanet.net is interested in becoming or rather offering something for advocacies. For 7 months now I have worked and spent hundreds of hours to try to accomplish something for it, but still I am one person. That is why I ask, if it is the intent of the ownership to develop any sort of beneficial and positive political advocacies.

I notice the statement Asperger’s is not a disease, to me A.S is a label not a person and I choose to detach from labels.

I believe in democracy and if advocacies are something that is to be developed in any way, I'd want it to be something where the members have the say. Unlike the unfortunate only one way mentality of a few and anything else is not welcome, such as on some other sites.

That is what I am working for, I would not want to re-create something that already exists when the amass of 4,000+ exist here.

But I am not knowing of the intents and goals of the owner, is it to be for profit or community service for advocacies of the autism community. Even though this site is commercial I would if I could but I cannot provide it the hosting it would require so that others would not need to pay for it at random. I am sure that there are enough profits though to pay for it?

Profitability and sustainability require a customer base and seldom I would think that sustainability for the future comes with a business model of donations (but that big wiki site does). However still I am not privy to what interests me with this business model that is presented here.

Currently, no.


We've definitely considered the possibility. I don't know of any definite plans to become one, but Alex is in charge of site finances so he could give a better answer than I could.


Alex, can you answer this one?

Isn't the purpose of the fundraising/donations just to keep the website up? Alex spends several grand a year to keep it up, so it's only fair to contribute if you use it.

I do not think people can write off the donations on taxes? I am interested in the direction of the site. Having this many on one site concerning A.S.D's is very unique.

It would be a good thing, yet perhaps to much to go in the direction of somewhat neutral advocacies that involve the individual.

Curiosities concerning the sustainability are my interests but no response is required of course. As well as the chance that it could beyond the expressions thus far become active collectively in A.S.D advocacies.

I just finished communications with a few other forums, as an effort for basic unities and would enjoy the consideration of W.P for something similar. Connecting groups and individuals together for the promotion of a unselfish intent of betterment in quality of life.

There seems to be more then a few forum communities that make up the community as a whole that are interested in advocacies. However each trying to do it themselves makes for more efforts then needed, I know that well.

I would like to see more forum leaders working together in a generalized sense, as to explore the ideals of unity advocacies for quality of life. Is it possible? Yes it is already but the more the better and I am certain of the ideas which have to strengthen whatever it is collectively that we endeavor to do. Yet I am hesitant of sharing ideas openly and or becoming any sort of centralized identity concerning.

Some groups though this is somewhat relevant to the initial topic have been conflicting for some time, that’s what is also projected of the autism community as whole. That there is division but the idea is that neutral concerns in advocacies concerning quality of life be the principle of a new type of unity in resolve.

Thus far with whom I have spoken to it is promising, I'd enjoy to speak about this more privately and to orchestrate the gathering of the "leaders" within the community online here with A.S.

I am not sure if this site can qualify under section 3 but is it debatable. Perhaps this forum might fall under 501(c)(7) — Social and Recreation Clubs. Practicing social skills in a nearly non-threatening environment is something I consider educational for peoples with AS and ASD but I'm not so sure the government would agree that this site is soley for educational purposes.

I suggest that a consultation with a tax professional about the pros and cons of filing for tax exemptions as well as executive directors of current not-for-profit organizations would be helpful so that an educated decision could be made by Alex. Perhaps he has already made his decision. Alex did you come to the conclusion that there are too many cons and not enough pros about filing for exemptions?

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p557.pdf