General Tax Concept The payment of membership dues to a charitable organization is deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent that the payment exceeds the fair market value of the benefits the member is entitled to receive in return for the payment.
Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) is also commonly referred to as ceniza, barometer bush or purple sage. It is an evergreen shrub native to Texas and New Mexico. It is a hardy plant, particularly under the high heat conditions of its native land. Generally, these plants are low-maintenance and pest- and disease-free.
Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), about a Mormon-hating cowboy and a young Mormon woman who fall chastely in love when he helps her defend her ranch; perhaps the best-known of Zane Grey's numerous (over 50) romanticized novels of the Old West.