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Hello,
I have been following a money trail based on some scientific woo that I have spent years debunking, along with many others. I'll spare the details of the woo, as that is not the main thrust of this question. However, it needs to be noted that what follows is regarding an experiment that was set up to investigate a scientifically impossible claim that the Sun is powered by electricity! I know - but the world is full of nutjobs! That out of the way, here is the crux of the tax question/s;
Said experiment is being performed on behalf of a bunch of fruitloops by the name of the Thunderbolts group. They follow a non-science known as 'Electric Universe.' If you have never heard of it, count yourself lucky. It is an offshoot of the Velikovskian rubbish from back in the day.
I am in the U.K. and am not sure of the relevant U.S. laws regarding this kind of thing.
So, the money to pay for this experiment comes initially from a charitable private foundation, known as the Mainwaring Archives Foundation (MAF). They file 990-PF returns. At least until 2017, which is the last available online.
The money then goes to another public charity, known as International Science Foundation (ISF). They are based in Wisconsin. This charity appears to have been set up by the aforementioned Thunderbolts nutjobs, as the contact person is part of their organisation. They also operate as a charity, under the name T-bolts.
The experiment itself is run by a private company, known as Aurtas International Inc. They are based in Ontario, Canada.
Having checked the 990-PF forms from MAF, and the 990 forms of ISF, a total of around $4.5m has been received by ISF from MAF from 2013-2018.
The first payment from MAF, in 2013, appears on their 990-PF form as a donation to International Foundation for Science, in Stockholm, Sweden. They appear to be a legitimate entity, supporting scientists in the third world. Which does not include Canada, last I checked. However, that money was not given to them, and appears on the 990 form for ISF in Wisconsin! Origin unstated. They have received large amounts from MAF every year since, to the total I noted above. MAF, by the way, appear to be another Velikovskian outfit, funded in most part by A. Bruce Mainwaring, who was known to Velikovsky. His son Scott, is part of the Thunderbolts crowd, and receives annual payments of ~ $60 000 from MAF. Along with other people connected with that group, and/ or various other types of unscientific woo.
My questions are;
Is this legal?
Why would a U.S. charitable foundation need to move the money through another U.S. charity (specially set up for the purpose), in order to then move it across the border to Canada?
I am suspicious, because the company who are testing this scientifically impossible hypothesis, was also set up purely for this purpose. They have produced no scientific papers on the main reason for the experiment - the aforementioned, scientifically impossible, 'Electric Sun.'
However, they now appear to be heading into the free-energy scam arena, evidenced by a recent presentation in the Netherlands. This is based on supposed unexpected anomalous results from the experiment. They've likely fried an electrode, and can't figure it out!
The whole thing looks somewhat suspicious to me, particularly in the way the movement of money is concerned. As well as the first payment from MAF being listed as being to a Swedish group, despite the money ending up in Wisconsin.
Any advice on what the law says on this in the U.S., and whether it may be being broken or 'stretched', would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian W.
Hello,
I have been following a money trail based on some scientific woo that I have spent years debunking, along with many others. I'll spare the details of the woo, as that is not the main thrust of this question. However, it needs to be noted that what follows is regarding an experiment that was set up to investigate a scientifically impossible claim that the Sun is powered by electricity! I know - but the world is full of nutjobs! That out of the way, here is the crux of the tax question/s;
Said experiment is being performed on behalf of a bunch of fruitloops by the name of the Thunderbolts group. They follow a non-science known as 'Electric Universe.' If you have never heard of it, count yourself lucky. It is an offshoot of the Velikovskian rubbish from back in the day.
I am in the U.K. and am not sure of the relevant U.S. laws regarding this kind of thing.
So, the money to pay for this experiment comes initially from a charitable private foundation, known as the Mainwaring Archives Foundation (MAF). They file 990-PF returns. At least until 2017, which is the last available online.
The money then goes to another public charity, known as International Science Foundation (ISF). They are based in Wisconsin. This charity appears to have been set up by the aforementioned Thunderbolts nutjobs, as the contact person is part of their organisation. They also operate as a charity, under the name T-bolts.
The experiment itself is run by a private company, known as Aurtas International Inc. They are based in Ontario, Canada.
Having checked the 990-PF forms from MAF, and the 990 forms of ISF, a total of around $4.5m has been received by ISF from MAF from 2013-2018.
The first payment from MAF, in 2013, appears on their 990-PF form as a donation to International Foundation for Science, in Stockholm, Sweden. They appear to be a legitimate entity, supporting scientists in the third world. Which does not include Canada, last I checked. However, that money was not given to them, and appears on the 990 form for ISF in Wisconsin! Origin unstated. They have received large amounts from MAF every year since, to the total I noted above. MAF, by the way, appear to be another Velikovskian outfit, funded in most part by A. Bruce Mainwaring, who was known to Velikovsky. His son Scott, is part of the Thunderbolts crowd, and receives annual payments of ~ $60 000 from MAF. Along with other people connected with that group, and/ or various other types of unscientific woo.
My questions are;
Is this legal?
Why would a U.S. charitable foundation need to move the money through another U.S. charity (specially set up for the purpose), in order to then move it across the border to Canada?
I am suspicious, because the company who are testing this scientifically impossible hypothesis, was also set up purely for this purpose. They have produced no scientific papers on the main reason for the experiment - the aforementioned, scientifically impossible, 'Electric Sun.'
However, they now appear to be heading into the free-energy scam arena, evidenced by a recent presentation in the Netherlands. This is based on supposed unexpected anomalous results from the experiment. They've likely fried an electrode, and can't figure it out!
The whole thing looks somewhat suspicious to me, particularly in the way the movement of money is concerned. As well as the first payment from MAF being listed as being to a Swedish group, despite the money ending up in Wisconsin.
Any advice on what the law says on this in the U.S., and whether it may be being broken or 'stretched', would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian W.