Near as I can tell, CAICA is listed as a corporate non profit, but not registered as a charitable org with Washington State nor the IRS. If this is not correct, please post correct info or a link.
Re the CHIP-IN fundraiser. As I recall, the goal was to raise $10,000 before the fundraiser ends in August.
To date, since April 18, 2007 total donations to CAICA is $100.00.
Not sure why Isabelle claims donations are "tax-deductible" given there is no information on her website or numerous blogs for consumers to verify for themselves, unlike ISAC who provides a link to the IRS website where one can confirm their status as a 501 (c) 3 non profit organization.
Perhaps the best way to resolve this issue is for Zehnder to follow ISAC's lead and make this information easily accessible to potential donors.
Personally I would be loathe to make a donation to any organization that doesn't fully disclose the status of their organization or fails to provide any sort of documentation whatsoever.