isupreme Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Is it within the EA agreement for Totem Arts to be a legal Non Profit? When I asked about this before the agreement - I was told it was not possible. Is it now possible? I really would like to donate again. Could pursuing non profit status help resolve future conflicts about who is due what for their participation? Non-profits are so easy to do it just 3 people and some paperwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Arts Staff NodSaibot Posted March 13, 2022 Totem Arts Staff Share Posted March 13, 2022 https://www.ea.com/games/command-and-conquer/command-and-conquer-remastered/modding-faq Donations are still open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isupreme Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 I would be happy to donate to a non profit. I think it would be good for the game to be non profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Arts Staff NodSaibot Posted March 13, 2022 Totem Arts Staff Share Posted March 13, 2022 38 minutes ago, isupreme said: I would be happy to donate to a non profit. I think it would be good for the game to be non profit. There is an official organization already in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isupreme Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) Quote There is an official organization already in place. Could you please explain what this means? ... For me... a Non profit is an Officially recognized organization Is Totem Arts a for profit enterprise? Edited March 14, 2022 by isupreme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Arts Staff Cronus Posted March 14, 2022 Totem Arts Staff Share Posted March 14, 2022 We can't make money on renx etc. Donations only go to servers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Arts Staff Handepsilon Posted March 14, 2022 Totem Arts Staff Share Posted March 14, 2022 Renegade X and Firestorm themselves will never be used for profit, for reasons that should already be obvious. There were no plans for us to use the donations for self-profiting. They had always gone back to both projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Arts Staff SonnyX Posted March 15, 2022 Totem Arts Staff Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 5:21 AM, isupreme said: Could you please explain what this means? ... For me... a Non profit is an Officially recognized organization Is Totem Arts a for profit enterprise? To make clear what the intentions are as previously iterated by my fellow developers: - Any donations for RenX/FS will go towards either: the development of RenX/FS, game distribution infrastructure, game hosting infrastructure, and hosting of other critical server infrastructure like websites, our CI/CD systems, etc. - No volunteer of RenX/FS receives, nor will ever receive, monetary compensation for their work on RenX/FS; as it always has been, and always will be. - Certain technical/artistic skills are not available within our volunteer team, we may use part of the donations towards financing the assets created using that route. - In case we ever decide to stray away from EA IP, these donations will never go towards the development of the new IP, and a separate donation pool and button will be setup in that scenario. Sonny. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isupreme Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Thank you all for the response and information. While I do not understand the resistance to going non profit, I do appreciate knowing more about how donations will be used, I feel your responses have answered my main concerns, especially with SonnyX's comments. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Arts Staff roweboat Posted March 20, 2022 Totem Arts Staff Share Posted March 20, 2022 @isupreme also keep in mind, that these games are being developed by a global team. Laws / terminology / understanding may be different from region to region. It's fair to say that Totem Arts, at least in regards to Renegade-X & Firestorm; will always be a "not for profit" organization. (as highlighted by Sonny) a "non-profit" is really more a legal term that allows larger organizations such charities and Churches avoid federal taxes. So just to be clear. Just because the organization is not a "nonprofit", does automatically mean it is "for profit" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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