NOTF on Wing Banking

[JC004]

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Again, as was stated earlier, we can't call ourselves the "U.S. Civil Banking Patrol" but we can have a program or a policy that uses the word bank.
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Brilliant!  I will forward this proposal to the National Board, for their recommendation to the BoG.

[RiverAux]

Forming a non-profit to support a local chapter of a national non-profit corporation just seems silly in order to avoid a contingency that COULD happen but has not ever happened to just about anyone. 

Plus, I don't see how you could legally utilize money from a separate non-profit for CAP squadron needs without having to give it to the corporation anyway. 

CAPR 173-4, CAP/CC Letter, Changes in Financial Policy Regards Gaming & Booster Clubs

b. Booster Clubs. CAP policy regarding "booster clubs," organizations created
to support local units, is being formulated. However, the fundamental policies are set
out below. Those policies identified with an asterisk (*) only apply to booster clubs
formed after this date:

(1) Parents, community leaders, and CAP members may create booster
clubs to support local units. Such booster clubs must exist as entities wholly
separate and apart from any CAP control and bear sole responsibility for compliance
with local, state, and federal laws.

(2*) CAP corporate officers, commanders, and executives (managerial employees)
are prohibited from participating in the creation, organization, or control (serving in positions
of authority) in these organizations. Serving in an advisory capacity, to report on the status,
needs, and wants of a unit and its members, is acceptable.

(3*) Booster clubs may not utilize the names "Civil Air Patrol" or "United States Air
Force Auxiliary," or any abbreviation thereof as part of their names or identification.
(4*) Subject to the approval of the unit commander, booster clubs may use the name
of the unit as part of their names or identification. For example, "Friends of Wright Brothers
Composite Squadron 123" would be acceptable.

(5) Serving concurrently in positions of control in CAP (CAP corporate officers,
commanders, and executives (managerial employees)) and a "booster club" is prohibited.
Those presently serving concurrent positions of control in such organizations must cease
doing so no later than 31 March 2007.

Interesting that Iowa Wing may be in violation of this:  http://www.iawg.cap.gov/foundation/home.html
Granted, Iowa Wing isn't terribly good at updating their web page and may have fixed these issues in real life...but, as the web page now stands they may or may not be improperly using CAP in the name (depends on which name they use on the page is the real one) and the Iowa Wing commander seems to be intergral in running it. 

I also wonder about a CAP foundation apparently set up in South Carolina...a news item on what may be an old version of their web page http://www.metromark.net/cap.htm has the following:

CAP Foundation
    A new CAP Foundation has been created to accept funds from any donor.  Get a donor in SC to give money to CAP by having the check sent to the CAP Foundation.   Your unit's account will be credited with this money.  This solves the problem of making sure the donor knows his or her gift is protected as a IRS 501(c)3 organization and is tax deductible to the full extent as allowed by law.

How does your local squadron or wing foundation stack up?