You're talking potential jail time here for intentional tax evasion.
The fact that you receive money from a tax exempt organization or community does not excuse you from having to declare what you receive as income and paying federal and state income taxes on that amount. If someone told you that was the way it works they are probably involved in something illegal.
The community or organization may have tax exempt status but you do not.
jail time here. I don't know where you got the idea what you're doing is legal, but an IRS representative would probably


