WILPF's Fiscal Sponsorship Relationship with JAPA

WILPF and the Jane Addams Peace Association

Since its inception, the Jane Addams Peace Association (JAPA) has served as WILPF's 501c3 fiscal sponsor in accepting tax deductible contributions from WILPF's supporters. For over two decades, JAPA and WILPF employed the practice of having their respective board presidents also serve on the board of the other organization. On September 20, 2012, the JAPA board of directors approved by consensus a proposal to end this practice effective immediately, and modified the JAPA bylaws to reflect this change.

The JAPA board members, including WILPF U.S.'s representatives to the JAPA board, Eva Havlicsek and Marie-Louise Jackson-Miller, all expressed their hopes and expectations that this change will be beneficial and will help move the two organizations forward in a positive manner by providing the members of each board with the time, energy and space to accomplish the important missions of the two organizations.

The WILPF U.S. board of directors will be discussing WILPF's relationship with JAPA at its November board meeting in Boston (Nov.9-11) which is open, as always, to all members.

The WILPF U.S. board believes a written "memorandum of understanding" needs to be established between JAPA and WILPF that will determine how we handle mutual financial relationships and communications.   

We will keep you, our members, informed. 

If you have questions, please let us know—send them to  Marie-Louise Jackson-Miller at marieljm1961@yahoo.com.

In the meantime, when you want to make tax deductible donations to WILPF U.S., you should continue to make your check payable to JAPA and mail it to the WILPF national office at 11 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116. Please write WILPF U.S. in the memo line of the check. Should you wish to make a tax deductible donation via credit card, please contact Ria Kulenovic at 617-266-0999.

Thank you for your ongoing commitment and generosity.

Sincerely,
Laura Roskos, President
on behalf of the board of directors of WILPF, U.S. Section