IRS Form 1023 Draft/Attachment

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Attachment 1 Re Part II Organizational Structure, Section 1

Attachment 2 Re Part II Organizational Structure, Section 5

Attachment 3 Re Part III, Section 1

Attachment 4 Re Part IV Narrative Description of Your Activities

The Dallas Makerspace hosts a number of activies to promote science and the arts. Some of the events that the Dallas Makerspace has engaged in are:

Microcontroller Wednesdays

  • What is the activity?
    • This activity is an open house style event for people interested in exploring microcontrollers such as the Arduino, Basic Stamp, and the Propeller.
  • Who conducts the activity?
    • This event is conducted voluntarily by members of the Dallas Makerspace who wanted to learn more about microcontrollers.
  • When is the activity conducted?
    • Every Wednesday at 7:30pm until the last person leaves.
  • Where is the activity conducted?
    • This activity is conducted at our community workshop.
  • How does the activity further your exempt purposes?
    • This activity furthers the following exempt purposes:
      • Charitable: The activity is free and open to the public. The Dallas Makerspace's equipment, meeting space and some consumables are made available to all participants. Other non-profit organizations and those pursuing charitable activities use the weekly meetup to learn more about microcontrollers and other electronic technology as well as network with those who have expertise and are willing to apply that expertise to relevant charitable work.
      • Educational: The activity's primary aim is information exchange and mentorship on the science of microcontroller design and theory. Experts and those well-versed in the technology share information with each other and mentor those with little to no experience with the technology. Often, a potential hobbyist will bring a project they cannot complete to the event to seek advice and mentorship in completing the project and learning techniques and theory to complete more advanced projects or design new ones.
      • Scientific: The activity's secondary aim is to engage with microcontroller and related technology, discover new applications of the technology and test the limits and potentials of existing technology and theory in the field.
  • How is the activity funded?
    • The meeting space and utilities for the space are funded by members, the equipment is primarily donated or paid through membership dues and donations. Those participating in mentorship and research activities do so as volunteers.

CNC Laser Cutter Training Classes

  • What is the activity?
    • This activity is a training class open to Dallas Makerspace members so that they can be certified to use our CNC laser cutter.
  • Who conducts the activity?
    • Typically this activity is conducted by Glenn Pipe, our resident CNC laser expert.
  • When is the activity conducted?
    • This activity is conducted on an as-needed basis, determined by requests from the membership.
  • Where is the activity conducted?
    • This activity is conducted at our community workshop.
  • How does the activity further your exempt purposes?
    • This activity furthers the following exempt purposes:
      • Educational: The activity's primary goal is to educate our members on how to use a CNC laser cutter safely and effectively. Additionally, the skills our members acquire by working with the CNC laser cutter can be used for both personal and professional growth.
      • Scientific: The activity also seeks to encourage our members to experiment with new processes and methods for utilizing the laser cutter. Already our members have developed ideas that allow the CNC laser to be used to perform cuts, etching and fabrications that were not part of it's original design specifications. These ideas are typically posted on our website to allow others the opportunity to expand upon the idea.
  • How is the activity funded?
    • The meeting space and utilities for the space are funded by members, the equipment is primarily donated or paid through membership dues and donations. Those teaching the class do so as volunteers.

Photographic Film Processing and Printing Classes

  • What is the activity?
    • This activity is a training class open to Dallas Makerspace members who wish to learn how to process and print photographic film.
  • Who conducts the activity?
    • This activity has been conducted by a number of members familiar with how to process film.
  • When is the activity conducted?
    • This activity is conducted on an as-needed basis, determined by requests from the membership.
  • Where is the activity conducted?
    • This activity is conducted at our community workshop.
  • How does the activity further your exempt purposes?
    • This activity furthers the following exempt purposes:
      • Educational: The activity's primary goal is to educate our members on how to process and print photographic film, including both modern and antique film types.
      • Artistic: The activity also encourages our members to experiment with the photographic process, from taking pictures to the final printing.
  • How is the activity funded?
    • The meeting space and utilities for the space are funded by members, the equipment is primarily donated or paid through membership dues and donations. Those teaching the class do so as volunteers.

Software Freedom Day

  • What is the activity?
    • Software Freedom Day is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the public about the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business.
  • Who conducts the activity?
    • The Dallas Makerspace hosted the Software Freedom Day 2010 event for the Dallas area, the event was conducted by members of the general public who collaborated to organize the event.
  • When is the activity conducted?
    • Typically this event is hosted in September each year.
  • Where is the activity conducted?
    • In September of 2010 this event was conducted at our community workshop.
  • How does the activity further your exempt purposes?
    • This activity furthers the following exempt purposes:
      • Educational: This event's primary focus is to educate the public on the benefits of Free Open Source Software. The event also included a number of short classes about how to use various FOSS applications.
  • How is the activity funded?
    • The meeting space and utilities for the space are funded by members, the equipment is primarily donated or paid through membership dues and donations. Those teaching the class do so as volunteers.

Attachment 5 Re Part V, Section 2a

Put director non-business relationships explanation here.

  • Andrew Lecody and Nicole Greeley are engaged to be married.

Attachment 6 Re Part V, Section 3a

  • Andrew LeCody-President
    • Compensation: None
    • Average Hours: NA
    • Qualifications: Member elected director, resident of United States, resident of Texas
    • Duties: All applicable management duties as outlined by the bylaws
  • Peter Smith-Secretary
    • Compensation: None
    • Average Hours: NA
    • Qualifications: Member elected director, resident of United States, resident of Texas
    • Duties: All applicable management duties as outlined by the bylaws.
  • Leland Flynn
    • Compensation: None
    • Average Hours: NA
    • Qualifications: Member elected director, resident of United States, resident of Texas
    • Duties: All applicable management duties as outlined by the bylaws.
  • Glenn Pipe
    • Compensation: None
    • Average Hours: NA
    • Qualifications: Member elected director, resident of United States, resident of Texas
    • Duties: All applicable management duties as outlined by the bylaws.
  • Nicole Greeley
    • Compensation: None
    • Average Hours: NA
    • Qualifications: Member elected director, resident of United States, resident of Texas
    • Duties: All applicable management duties as outlined by the bylaws.

Attachment 7 Re Part V, Section 5a

From the Dallas Makerspace Bylaws (found here http://dallasmakerspace.org/wiki/Bylaws#Section_2.9_Conflict_of_Interest) 

Section 2.9 Conflict of Interest

Any member of the board who has a financial, personal, or official interest
in, or conflict (or appearance of a conflict) with any matter pending before
the Board, of such nature that it prevents or may prevent that member from
acting on the matter in an impartial manner, will offer to the Board to
voluntarily excuse him/herself and will vacate his seat and refrain from
discussion and voting on said item.

These Bylaws have been adopted by resolution of the Dallas Makerspace membership.

Attachment 8 Re Part VI, Section 1a

  • We provide access to facilities and equipment for a monthly fee.

Attachment 9 Re Part VI, Section 1b

  • We rent out usage of our space and equipment to the Dallas Personal Robotics Group (DPRG) for a monthly rate.

Attachment 10 Re Part VIII, Section 4a

E-Mail Solicitations

We periodically send out donation requests to members who have signed up for our e-mail mailing list.

Personal Solicitations

We have donation boxes at our physical location, designed to accept anonymous cash donations. Our Public Relations Committe also reaches out to individuals and businesses.

Foundation Grant Solicitations

In the future we plan to persue these types of solicitations.

Accept Donations On Your Website

We provide a PayPal donation button on our website, where members of the general public can donate money via PayPal.

Government Grant Solicitations

In the future we plan to persue these types of solicitations.

Attachment 11 Re Part VIII, Section 11

We will accept donations of tools and properties, in order to fulfull our published goals of service for scientific, artistic, and cultural pursuits.

Attachment 12 Re Part VIII, Section 15

  • We were formed originally as a committee under the Dallas Personal Robotics Group (DPRG) and eventually branched off into our own non-profit organization.

Attachment 13 Re Part IX, Section A, Item 16

  • "Disbursements to or for the benefit of members (attach an itemized list)"
From 7/1/10 to 12/31/10
Snacks      69.15
Supplies   765.56
Total      834.71

From 1/1/11 to 12/31/11 (estimate)
Snacks     520.00
Supplies  1132.64
Projects  2000.00
Total     3652.64

From 1/1/12 to 12/31/12 (estimate)
Snacks     572.00
Supplies  1245.90
Projects  2200.00
Total     4017.90
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