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https://pp-990.s3.amazonaws.com/12_2019_prefixes_82-86/824506840_201812_990_2019121216951146.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-S

https://pp-990.s3.amazonaws.com/12_2019_prefixes_82-86/824506840_201812_990_2019121216951146.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA266MJEJYTM5WAG5Y%2F20210115%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20210115T225921Z&X-Amz-Expires=1800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=df06b392ea323b258cd958fe53274e0ad3dd29476f4c33a8ec312a3ceb74d5df https://pp-990.s3.amazonaws.com/12_2019_prefixes_82-86/82450... : form 990 of Signal Foundation. Source: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/824506840 https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/824... Brian Acton is listed as Principal Officer/President You can’t donate to your own company and then claim it for a tax deduction.

caturopath 6y ago
Well, you CAN donate to your own company and claim it for a tax deduction, I do it all the time. That being said, this basic point seems like it might explain the whole thing. I can believe that he cannot be the sole (or nearly sole) donor and have the company be a 501(c)(3) rather than a private foundation or similar.
- jelliclesfarm 6y ago
  Awesome. Thanks for the info.