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Well, the first thing I would do is check into the gaming laws for your state. There often are special provisions for charity activities - and even more specialer :-) provisions for BINGO.
However, much beyond that, I'd have to look at the contract between you and the company to make heads or tales out of what is going on.
That said, I do not see any charitable gifts being made by the participants. The $10 fee is the entrance fee and essentially a payment to earn the ability to gamble. Further, any purchases they make are just those - purchases. This is not the same as a true charity auction.
Whether the consultant is making a gift of a portion of the proceeds is not known without seeing the contract. But, as with similar piano sale endeavors I have seen over the years in higher education, even that payment isn't a gift as it's essentially paid in exchange for your hosting the event, your promoting the event, and your providing access to your "customers." The vendor is basically paying you for your services.
Read the fine print!
John
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On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 6:38 PM Chris Patton <
cpatton@prescs.org<mailto:
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Hi,
I was asked about a Premier Jewelry Consultant having a jewelry show where a portion of the proceeds would come to our organization. That sounded fine, but now I am learning this jewelry consultant is having this on our property and there is a ticket price of $10 to attend and attendees will receive a bingo card. I don't want to squelch the enthusiasm of the consultant and employee who connected them but, HELP! What have others done in this situation?
Thanks,
Chris Patton
Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation
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