The Let's Read organization is a public charity under IRC Sec. 501(c)(3). It had total support of the following:
United Way support................................. $ 10,000
Grant from the state.................................. 25,000
Grant from the city.................................... 10,000
Contributions from individuals....................... 261,000
Investment income..................................... 1,000
Revenue from the sale of books...................... 12,000
$319,000
Of the $261,000 received from contributors, $240,000 came from four contributors, each of whom gave $60,000; the other $21,000 came from small individual contributions.
Required
a. Calculate the total amount of support that qualifies as "public support" in meeting the public support test to escape private foundation status.
b. Is the organization considered a public charity? Why?
c. If the organization had received $200,000 from one individual, and the remaining $61,000 from many small individual contributions, would the NFP still be classified the same as in your response to part b?