Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Terra Nature Fund


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Delete ... It has been explained below why a merge or redirect would be inappropriate. Pastordavid (talk) 19:57, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Terra Nature Fund

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Non-notable organization created by User:Tnf, which indicates conflict of interest. Google gives back 259 hits, none of which seem to be usable as reliable sources. GlassCobra 21:12, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Redirect to its parent organization, TerraNature. The parent seems to be a notable org in New Zealand (I could be wrong here).  Blueboy96 21:40, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge and Redirect to TerraNature. Significant initatives of notable organizations should be covered in the the main org article unless excessive length merits separation. Such is not the case here. Nick Graves (talk) 21:49, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 22:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Include as an article. Terra Nature Fund and TerraNature are separate entities, each founded at different times, under separate laws of incorporation, in separate countries, with different tax requirements, and with separate and uncommitted governance.  Terra Nature Fund (TNF) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation incorporated with the California Secretary of State, and is a notable organization in its own right.  TerraNature is a charitable trust incorporated under the New Zealand Charitable Trusts Act, that is not subject to the laws of the United States, and is also notable in its own right.  TerraNature is not the parent organization.  TNF was founded before TerraNature.  TNF has obtained the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status that is essential to its operations, by meeting the requirements of the US Internal Revenue Service that would not have allowed TerraNature the same designation.  There is no parent organization because there is no legal means of connecting the two organizations, and it is not possible for either organization to have any form of ownership in, or control of the other.  While the two organizations currently respect an affiliation, and share a website, there is no agreement or legal instrument that binds the two organizations.  TerraNature Trustees can at will act with disregard to the wishes of Terra Nature Fund if they so determine, and this has occurred.  While TNF presently has a policy of only funding TerraNature, TNF directors may decide to support any organization if they wish to.  Tnf (talk) 06:43, 7 April 2008 (UTC) — Tnf (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * Delete - given the explanation from tnf, then merge is inappropriate, and the lack of reliable sources indicate deletion as the cource of action. -- Whpq (talk) 14:10, 9 April 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.