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Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc. got together as a nonprofit to educate people in what we love and live: independent music and the community surrounding it. Some of the ways we do this are through, but not limited to, making and distributing a bi-monthly magazine (that would be Razorcake), organizing and maintaining a community space, publishing books and other literary material (that would be Gorsky Press), archiving activities, and musical performances.
How are we a nonprofit?
Why should you donate?
Is my donation tax deductible?
We greatly appreciate any and all donations.
If you wish to donate through the mail, please send donations to:
Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc.
Attn: Nonprofit Manager
PO Box 42129
Los Angeles, CA 90042
How are we a nonprofit?
First of all, we are not just a bunch of punks putting out a magazine.
Our intent and operations are vastly different from those of commercial for-profit
companies: from the group of struggling under-represented artists we serve, to the
below-market rates we pay those providing services to us and charge for those services
we provide, to the charitable nature of our services and publications themselves.
Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc. is an essential resource for artists who are culturally
disenfranchised and excluded from larger companies (such as for-profit magazines,
record labels, etc.). Our organization was created and is operated for the charitable
purpose of promoting and developing music and the arts.
Our official purposes, as stated in our Bylaws (pretty much the rules we.ve established
for ourselves) are:
(a) To provide resources pertaining to Los Angeles, as well as other, independent
music performers and the artistic community surrounding it;
(b) To give public performances of live music and spoken word;
(c) To archive the history and inter-relatedness of Los Angeles bands, with the
opportunity to expand to a larger area of study;
(d) Create an outlet for writers through publication and performance;
(e) To create a community space where the public can celebrate, contribute, and
learn about independent music, predominantly that of Los Angeles;
(f) To sponsor special events involving any or all of the above art forms as well
as other art by members of the corporation as well as other art groups; and
(g) To directly engage in and to provide facilities for others to engage in the
promotion of the arts, generally.
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Why should you donate?
Currently, the newsstand cover price of $4.00 for Razorcake Magazine, in
conjunction with advertising revenues, helps pay for printing, shipping, rent, and
computer upkeep at a level barely above our operational expenses. Due to these current
financial constraints, our charitable organization cannot currently realize some
of our charitable objectives. Our main charitable objectives are as follows:
- Establish a community space that will double as the Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc.
offices. Such a community space is of primary importance to furthering the services
we provide to the public, as it will root our organization firmly in our community
and make our services and publications more available to the open group of people
that it is established and dedicated to serve. Due to our current offices sharing
space with private residences, we are not open to the public, nor can we offer many
of the services we hope to provide. This space will be used as a resource for those
interested in exploring their writing, interviewing, and artistic skills through
workshops and mentors. We are compiling a library of zines and music-related books
(predominantly books that focus on punk and hardcore) which we would like to have
available to the public. The space will be a forum for public performances of a
variety of artistic forms, as well as functioning as a gallery for visual arts.
With the community space, we can create an anchor and an open conduit with the vastly
under-represented independent music community in East Los Angeles. The element of
a community space is core to our mission if we are to deepen our involvement in
our charitable services, and it will fulfill Bylaw, Article 2, Section 1., a.: "provid[ing]
resources pertaining to Los Angeles, as well as other independent music performers
and the artistic community surrounding it," Bylaw, Article 2, Section 1., e.: "Create
a community space where the public can celebrate, contribute, and learn about independent
music, predominantly that of Los Angeles," and Bylaw, Article 2, Section 1., g.:
"To directly engage in and to provide facilities for others to engage in the promotion
of the arts, generally."
- Commit full-time attention to the organization, fulfillment, and completion of
the Los Angeles Band Family Tree Project. Via a computer-generated database, we
intend to plot out every independent musician's participation in live music in Los
Angeles. We will start with our physical community of East Los Angeles and focus
on punk rock, since we are already familiar with many of the participants. This
is an extremely large undertaking. It has been started, but for the project to be
a success, it needs to be fully attended to over a long period of time. This project
is completely centered around Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc.'s primary charitable
intention of its Bylaws, Article 2, Section 1., c. by "archiv[ing] the history and
inter-relatedness of Los Angeles bands, with the opportunity to expand to a larger
area of study."
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Is my donation tax deductible?
Yes. Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc., a California not-for-profit corporation,
is registered as a charitable organization with the State of California's Secretary
of State. The Foundation has been granted official tax exempt status (section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code) from the United States Internal Revenue Service. Tax-exempt
status was granted in December 2003. Our tax ID number is 05-0599768. Your gift
is tax deductible to the full extent provided by law. Please contact a tax professional
for the details of deducting such a donation.
Since Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc. accepts donations through PayPal, we are able
to accept contributions from many different countries. PayPal will handle the currency
conversion on your behalf. Additional information regarding currency conversion
will be provided by PayPal after you have reached Step 3 in the donation process.
Donations from individuals who are not U.S. residents or nationals may not be tax-deductible
. questions about such donations should be directed to a tax professional. Donors
living outside the United States should determine whether there is a tax treaty
with the United States and their country or other law that would allow them to deduct
a donation to Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc. from their income. Currently there are
tax treaty provisions for deductibility in some cases for Canadian, Mexican, and
Israeli taxpayers.
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