Are contributions to SOS tax-deductible as charitable contributions?
A. No. SOS chose to incorporate as a civic organization rather than a charitable organization. Charitable status would have made contributions deductible; however, charitable organizations may not engage in efforts to affect legislation to any significant degree. Because SOS needs to be free to work with village, town, county, state and federal policy makers, the civic designation was chosen. SOS is also not a political action organization.
