southern california war tax alternative fund

                invites applications for april 2009 grants

The Southern California War Tax Alternative Fund is accepting applications for its April 2009 grants. 

Deadline for receipt of applications is March 15, 2009. 

Grants are usually $100-$600, and are intended for groups and projects which serve human needs, human rights, peacemaking, and opposition to war. 

The Fund is deposits from people who refuse to pay some or all of their U.S. taxes due to opposition to war and desire to support constructive projects.  Interest earned by the Fund is distributed to groups chosen by the depositors. 

Apply for grants by sending the following via email to scwtr@yahoo.com  or surface mail (address below) to arrive no later than March 15, 2009:

1. A request for a grant from SCWTAF stating how much money is needed and how it will be used

2. Statement that the group/project will acknowledge a grant by letter or participate in a presentation ceremony (grant recipients are not required to endorse war tax refusal)

3. A brochure or one-page description of their activities

4. Contact information for two reference people

                         Southern California War Tax Alternative Fund

                 a project of the Southern California War Tax Resistance

                          2436 Armstrong Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90039

(310) 660-4992 (Joe), (626) 359-0255 (Gary)

                     www.so-cal-war-tax-resist.org   scwtr@yahoo.com

                           The So. Cal. WAR TAX ALTERNATIVE  FUND

The Southern California War Tax Alternative Fund (SCWTAF) is made up of money not paid as taxes by people who have refused part or all of federal income and/or telephone excise taxes in opposition to payment for war and in an attempt to redirect spending towards peace and social needs.  The Alternative Fund serves in the following ways:

A Holding Account for Unpaid Taxes:  The war tax refuser may recover their money from the Fund if the IRS levies wages, accounts, or property, or for any other reason.  The interest is used for grants. 

Distribution of Interest on the SCWTAF:  Fund depositors annually make grants to groups and programs serving peace and human needs.  This combines the refusal to support warfare and destruction with a positive statement for funding real human needs.  The Fund is held in banks serving underfunded communities. 

Confirmation of Sincerity:  Many Fund depositors consider it important to inform the public and/or the IRS of their desire to contribute to constructive purposes, but not to war.  For these refusers, depositing the "war tax" in the Alternative Fund demonstrates that the refusers are engaged in conscientious war tax resistance, not tax avoidance. 

The Fund was founded in 1979, and now holds $53,000 from 30 war tax refusers.  As of 2008, the Fund has granted over $60,000 to local and international projects and organizations. 

  For more about the Fund or War Tax Resistance, or to make a deposit, use the above contacts.