Norma Plett
NYS Treasurer

When do I send in EF, LAF and Bina Roy Fund Donations?

• After recording donations, original checks from individual donors are to be immediately forwarded from the branch to:

  • Educational Foundation checks should be sent to AAUW NYS EF Vice President, Tamara Brown, 2723 Christopher Blvd, Hamburg, NY 14075. Branch donation deadline is Dec.1 for recognition for the 2008 year.

  • Legal Advocacy Fund checks should be sent to AAUW NYS LAF Vice President Mildred DeWitt. Mail to: AAUW Planetarium Station, PO Box 390, NYC 10024-0390. Branch donation deadline is Dec. 15 for recognition for the 2008 year.  

  • Bina Roy Fund-IFUW checks should be sent by Dec. 16 to AAUW NYS International Affairs Director, Peggy Kelland, 13 Susan Lane, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603.

Can't I put donations into the branch checking account and send one check?

• To comply with IRS regulations, money raised for the AAUW Educational Foundation and AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund cannot be co-mingled with dues or operating funds, or diverted for any other purpose. Use separate bank accounts.
• In limited circumstances, you may need to process or retain for a short time Educational Foundation and Legal Advocacy Fund contributions (though not generally checks written directly to the corporation). In those cases, you must maintain separate bank accounts for the Educational Foundation and Legal Advocacy Fund.

How do I acknowledge donations?

• Only contributions submitted to the Educational Foundation or the Legal Advocacy Fund may be acknowledged with an official tax receipt.
• Branches and states cannot provide the donor with a receipt recognized by the IRS. The Educational Foundation or Legal Advocacy Fund will provide the receipt.
• Contributions to Bina Roy fund IFUW are not tax deductible.

Also available is a letter from former treasurer Mary King specifying some of the IRS-specific criteria for handling of donations for EF, LAF and Bina Roy. Please note that the officers named in the letter are not the current officers.