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IRS Approval Process – 501c3

The process for obtaining tax exempt status as a 501(c)(3) charity is as follows:

• Initially, you will fill out our Information Questionnaire, which seeks to obtain detailed information about your proposed charity, including the purposes and activities of the organization, information about the directors and officers, and other information.
• Once you have completed our Information Questionnaire and then submitted it to us, we will then prepare the 501(c)(3) application, including all pertinent attachments and documentation. Then, we will submit the fully completed application to you with instructions as to how it must be signed and delivered to the IRS.
• Once the IRS receives the application, you will receive an Acknowledgment Letter from the IRS within about 30 days. The Acknowledgement Letter confirms that the IRS has received your application and that it is being processed.
• Within approximately 3 – 4 months of submittal of the application, the IRS will issue a Determination Letter that affirms your charity’s tax exemption status.
• In the unlikely event that the IRS denies the application, we will refund and return to you the total purchase price in accordance with the terms of our Refund Guaranty.