We Did It – LWVCS is now a 501(c)3 Organization!

Good news!

We are now a 501(c)3 so all of your donations will be 100% tax-deductible, and your dues will be 20% tax-deductible. The reason it is only 20% deductible for the dues, is the new LWV US membership system has you pay dues at the national level and it shares 20% with us and only our portion is tax-deductible.   No more needing to write checks to LWV California Education Fund for a tax-deductible contribution to our league.

So going forward, use your credit (or debit) card when paying your dues. If you donate to our local league while at the LWVCS.org  membership portal that will flow 100% to us and it will be 100% tax-deductible.  If paying by check for membership and if you want to donate to us, you'll have to write a separate check to LWVCS - yes - 2 checks the first to LWVUS and the second to LWVCS.  

During other parts of the year, if you make a subsequent donation during the year,  go to LWVCS.org and click the button that says Donate. This uses a system called Club Express to donate.  We now only have 1 fund within Club Express and it is 100% tax-deductible whether you use a debit/credit card and or mail a check to our PO Box.

So with the new LWV US Membership System, if you pay your dues by check, the check will have to be made out to LWV US and mailed to LWVCS, PO Box 2923, Sunnyvale, CA 94087.  The Treasurer will then complete a form that LWV US is requiring for all checks and will mail to the designated Lockbox, where they will then notify the Treasurer, and they will transmit to us the 20% of your dues back to us.

If you have questions about any of this, please feel free to reach out to Beth, our Treasurer, at Treasurer@lwvcs.org or her number is 408.772.1269.