District Board Meeting
The next District Board Meeting and elections will be held on 11SEP10 at 0900 hours at Fort Wadsworth.
Legal Department
Herman H. Tietjen, DSO-LP
E-Mail: htietjen@frontiernet.netTelephone: (845) 876-7066
Donations
Any individual or organization seeking to donate to the Auxiliary may make their donation to the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc., a IRS Code 501 (c)(3) organization, except for boats or aircraft. Because of some outstanding legal issues, boats or aircraft are not being accepted.
If the donation is restricted for the benefit of a specific Flotilla or project that designation may be made at the time of the gift. Example: Company X wants to contribute equipment to Flotilla 00-00 the donation should be made to the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. for the use of Flotilla 00-00. If it is cash, the money passes to the CGAA and then the CGAA pays the Flotilla. If it is equipment, the equipment can pass directly from the donor to the Flotilla after the paperwork is done.
Auxiliarists may not solicit funds from the general public, however, the Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. (CGAuxA) may, in its capacity as a qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organization, solicit donations, and the Association has designated that only its directors (DCOs) or specific members of the fundraising/development staff may perform such solicitations. However, if a potential donor approaches a Flotilla or Auxiliarists, that Flotilla contacts the CGAuxA Executive Director Martin L. Phillips, by calling him at 314-962-8828 or E-mail him at executivedirector@cgauxa.org. You may also go on to the Association's website www.cgauxa.org/pages/contact.html for more information. The current District Commodore of 1SR, Steven Ackerman will work with the Flotilla and the donor to make the donation happen. If necessary the Association will involve their Association attorney or other professionals that are necessary to the situation.
It the donation consists of money only, the donations goes to the Association, the donor gets a charitable deduction and then the Association directs the money to the Flotilla or Division for which it was intended. If the donation is a physical asset, a similar procedure applies and the asset is directed to be delivered to the Flotilla or Division for which it is intended.
There is currently a moratorium on the acceptance of any boat or aircraft donations to the Auxiliary. This was imposed by NACO and the DC-L. There are issue such as insurance and liability that need to be resolved and are addressed in legislation before Congress. The DC-L has been working on this issue for quite some time, but until the CG and Congress act, no donations of this type may be accepted.