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Google rejected the link on the grounds that the receiving organization is not tax-exempt, even after the project supplied Open Source Collective's IRS 501(c)(6) determination letter (GitHub issue). Google's stated policy permits donations to "a validated tax-exempt organization," and its response to the letter still asserted the org is not tax-exempt. Removal from Play worldwide except India and Russia after the deadline. Maintainers stripped the link under protest while still asking why 501(c)(6) doesn't qualify.
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