[MR] Ignorant Question

[Craig Levin]

Frater Cleireac:

> I know I am about to embarrass myself thoroughly with this question, but
> I'm curious.

There are, as the professors say, no dumb questions.

> With all the discussion regarding the NMS, one point seems to be
> continually made:  The NMS is going to fund the Corporation.
> 
> In my Everyday Life, I work with a national organization that has several
> smaller groups.  Each smaller groups pays what is termed "support
> service" to the larger group over it, all the way to the national office.
>  This support service pays for the upkeep and operation of each larger
> office.

Hm. I once worked for a non-profit-a 501(c)3 corporation, the
same IRS classification as the SCA. The members weren't
individuals, but the state-level groups, in which the powers
similar to those of shareholders in a for-profit were vested,
including ousting directors and chief officers. In order to
remain members, though, the national organization expected the
state-level groups to kick in a certain amount of money. Sounds
normal enough to me.

> My question is this:  Do the kingdoms pay a "support service" or
> "franchise fee" annually to the Corporation?  My understanding is that
> this would be compensation for affiliating with the Corporation and
> therefore receiving the benefits of the name, SCA, Inc. and the
> privileges of accessing things like the 501 (c) status and group
> insurance rates, etc.

Nope. The "mediaeval structure" has nothing to do with the
external business end.

In Service,

Dom Pedro de Alcazar
Barony of Storvik, Atlantia
Drakkar Herald
Argent a tower purpure between 3 bunches of grapes proper
-- 
http://pages.ripco.net/~clevin/index.html 
clevin at rci.ripco.com
Craig Levin				Librarians Rule: Oook!