Playoff PAC hopes their IRS filing will show that the BCS Bowls are not charitable organizations in need of government assistance (in the form of tax exemption and government grants).

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Make no mistake about it, we've got a lot of work to do as a nation and these good efforts, these good charitable compassionate efforts, need the full support of Americans everywhere.

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As mail volume increased, the Postal Service asked charitable organizations and corporations to help them meet the need.

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It is about participating in charitable endeavors that not only offer assistance to communities in need but that also create ecosystems of economic development within them, with the goal of stimulating long-term socioeconomic vitality.

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Of course, accepting charitable funds in this way may create serious conflicts of interest, which will need to be managed carefully.

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However, they are aware that many of their treatments are still beyond the reach of Kenya's poor and so they have created a charitable arm to the company that provides "pro-bono treatments for patients in desperate need" and runs eye tests in the slum areas of the capital, Nairobi.

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