We would like to give charitable tax receipts to people who donate – how do we get charitable tax status?
A. The experience in the last two decades has been that Revenue Canada will almost immediately refuse Charitable status to community radio groups. This is a long standing policy, and unless you are able to hire a lawyer well versed in charitable tax law and have the budget to appeal Revenue Canada’s decisions, you should expect that they will turn you down flatly. The good news is that in Canada there aren’t too many funding sources that you will need Charitable status to access, and very few people will refuse you a donation just because they can’t get a tax receipt.
