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415 points joice | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 09:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ignoramous ◴[16 Oct 24 11:37 UTC] No.41857928[source]▶
To apply, the project must place a funding.json in their public code repository or at a well-known uri location on their domain: https://dir.floss.fund/submit

That's already 10x more simpler than the 20 page document some of these other orgs have you fill. Looking at you Llama Impact Grants, OpenAI Cybersecurity Grants, NLNet, & OpenTechFund.

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Disclaimer: A project I co-develop was granted £3.75k in 2023 back when FOSS United grants were co-sponsored by Zerodha (the same company behind FLOSS/fund). The entire process was over in like 3 days from the date of application.

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Cthulhu_ ◴[16 Oct 24 11:47 UTC] No.41858006[source]▶
They probably need more stuff for tax (tax deduction) reasons, after all it can be considered a (deductible) donation.
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rileymat2 ◴[16 Oct 24 13:25 UTC] No.41858800[source]▶
I am curious, out of ignorance, if business many expenses are deductible anyway, what would be the fundamental difference between calling it a Marketing/Advertising expense to buy community good will compared with a charitable deduction?
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1. j33zusjuice ◴[16 Oct 24 14:25 UTC] No.41859380[source]▶
I don’t know the answer, but I think it depends on how the money gets appropriated. You can’t buy a TV spot and call it good will, but could you setup a food drive in a large target city and you setup a bunch of fun shit for families and kids, and during which you also promoted your business. Can a corp write that off? Seems like the answer would be yes, but maybe not.