rodheadlee Posted February 28 Posted February 28 I went on the website and checked it out but I'm pretty green when it comes to this sort of thing. These feral cats are breaking me I would like to start to help me feed the feral cat go fund me page. Do I need to start a bank account specifically for that? If anybody has done this before could you help me out? Thanks in advance.
Pyreaux Posted February 28 Posted February 28 I'm not sure, but I want to suggest the money be used to help trap them and get them fixed too. Feral cats get ignored too often by city shelters. 1
rpn Posted March 1 Posted March 1 Your state may have laws about setting up a charitable org. And even if it didn't, you would want it formally set up as a charitable organization if you wanted to not have to pay taxes on whatever you get. And yes, you will need a bank account (though maybe an online bank like chime would be enough) that has the official entities tax ID number, and also get the entity set up in your state to take donations (so the donations can be deducted by the person making them and so that the entities that are supposed to issue tax documents on income don't get them messed up with your personal accounts You will likely have to file paperwork in your state for the kind of non-profit entity you are setting up. And I'm not sure that feeding feral cats, without neutering them is good for them anyway. 2
rodheadlee Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 12 hours ago, Dario_M said: Oh my. Do you have so much financial problems then? 🫂 😄 yes. Certainly of my own making except for the doctor bills, dental bills and car repair bills.
rodheadlee Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 22 hours ago, rpn said: Your state may have laws about setting up a charitable org. And even if it didn't, you would want it formally set up as a charitable organization if you wanted to not have to pay taxes on whatever you get. And yes, you will need a bank account (though maybe an online bank like chime would be enough) that has the official entities tax ID number, and also get the entity set up in your state to take donations (so the donations can be deducted by the person making them and so that the entities that are supposed to issue tax documents on income don't get them messed up with your personal accounts You will likely have to file paperwork in your state for the kind of non-profit entity you are setting up. And I'm not sure that feeding feral cats, without neutering them is good for them anyway. Right, sounds like a real hassle. I could catch some of the male cats to get them neutered. I'm just not sure how much it would cost per cat. At my regular vet it will be expensive. I guess I need to try to find a service that helps with this.
Dario_M Posted March 2 Posted March 2 11 hours ago, rodheadlee said: 😄 yes. Certainly of my own making except for the doctor bills, dental bills and car repair bills. Poor you. Well... if you have set up your charity in the future i will donate some money.
rpn Posted March 5 Posted March 5 On 3/1/2025 at 8:01 PM, rodheadlee said: Right, sounds like a real hassle. I could catch some of the male cats to get them neutered. I'm just not sure how much it would cost per cat. At my regular vet it will be expensive. I guess I need to try to find a service that helps with this. Many communities will neuter feral animals for free or very low cost: have you researched that? 1
rpn Posted March 5 Posted March 5 On 3/1/2025 at 8:01 PM, rodheadlee said: Right, sounds like a real hassle. I am quite sure that there are many GoFundMe set ups that don't do the things to make them a legal charity according to anyone's laws or even their own states'. I just know what is happening everywhere may not meet the laws of the land or be as easy as setting it up. You might even find some guidance on the GoFundMe site. 2
Stargazer Posted March 10 Posted March 10 On 2/28/2025 at 5:18 PM, rodheadlee said: I went on the website and checked it out but I'm pretty green when it comes to this sort of thing. These feral cats are breaking me I would like to start to help me feed the feral cat go fund me page. Do I need to start a bank account specifically for that? If anybody has done this before could you help me out? Thanks in advance. GoFundMe has their own tutorial on YouTube... 1
Dario_M Posted Thursday at 04:15 AM Posted Thursday at 04:15 AM And? Do you have your own GoFundMe already? 💰
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