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My understanding (when I briefly looked into this about 5 years ago) is that Paypal doesn't support sending money for donations unless it's actual charitable do
by madeofpalk 4y ago
My understanding (when I briefly looked into this about 5 years ago) is that Paypal doesn't support sending money for donations unless it's actual charitable donations - accepting 'donations' for an npm package is against paypal terms of service.
My guess is that Paypal finally got around telling github to stop accepting this.
- im3w1l 4y agoWhat is an actual charitable donation?
- csours 4y agoRegistered charity?
- kasey_junk 4y agoTypically it requires being given to an IRS (in the US) recognized charity in exchange for no goods or services.
- frereubu 4y agoIn the UK, a payment to an organisation registered with the Charities Commission: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission/about https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commissi...
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- ska 4y agoProbably means narrowly; a donation to an entity that is capable of issuing you a charitable receipt for tax purposes ?
- xeromal 4y agohttps://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/exemption-requirements-501c3-organizations https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organiz... 501c3 in the US though I'm sure there are derivatives.
- luxuryballs 4y agoonly one the government says is “charitable”
- blowski 4y agoYou can accept payments as a non-registered charity, in the UK at least. Not sure how it works internationally. https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/not-for-profit-2 https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/not-for-profit-2 The problem is that PayPal’s rules are vague and opaque, and they apply them arbitrarily. You have no real recourse to complain about one of their decisions. I can maybe see how it’s painful for GitHub to deal with them.