ORIGINAL: BigJ12
I don't think it's that cut and dry, I would be reallyshocked to find out that the money generated is put into "separate holdings". Like most organizations money is earned from all possible avenues be it donations or fees for services. It is thendeposited into a general fund. From the general fund money is allocated to whatever expenditures the company has......payroll, charities, conservation, printing, legal dept, insurance, workmans comp, retirement funds, etc...
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has to be that cut and dry...........either your money goes to conservation or it doesn't. There can be no maybe.......the reason I say this is that charitable contributions are tax deductable. If you claim your P+Y entry fee as chairty then you better be able to prove it.
So to say your $25.00 only went to printing your name in a book is not true. That money was deposited with ALL the other earnings the company took in. It was then paid out as needed.
I have seen no evidence that is true.
The P&Y club gives tooutdoor and conservation organizations,then supporting them be it by donations only or by putting your name in their book for $25.00 helps.
Only if that $25 goes towards conservation........otherwise you are just paying for someone else to make you a book.
There is no difference, all money generated by whatever means is helping a company that gives back to sportsmen and conservation in many ways.
I don't see how the $25 "helps" them if it only goes towards covering the cost of the book. If someone gave you $25 and you had to make something for them that cost $25 how does that help you?