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Tibbon · 2nd May 2006

So it seems rather difficult with most studios to make a profit (clicky). If the point is not to profit, then has anyone toyed with the idea of a Non-Profit, or Not-for-Profit studio?

I know that there is more to a non-profit than simply not making profit (community ownership, objective as to help the community, etc...), but has anyone tried this? There are plenty of perks to being a non-profit in a taxation sense, and there's even a lot of grants out there for non-profits.

If we aren't going to make money on it, why pay taxes on it!

2nd May 2006	#1
Tibbon Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Boston/MA Posts: 4,780 Thread Starter 2 Reviews written	Not-For-Profit or Non-Profit studios? So it seems rather difficult with most studios to make a profit (clicky). If the point is not to profit, then has anyone toyed with the idea of a Non-Profit, or Not-for-Profit studio? I know that there is more to a non-profit than simply not making profit (community ownership, objective as to help the community, etc...), but has anyone tried this? There are plenty of perks to being a non-profit in a taxation sense, and there's even a lot of grants out there for non-profits. If we aren't going to make money on it, why pay taxes on it!