It is important for those who donate to our program or sponsor one of our events to know that our tax-exempt status is currently pending with the IRS. Specifically, our application has been “accepted”, but not yet reviewed or approved. What this ultimately means for you is, your contribution will not be tax-deductible until we receive an approval determination letter.
The average processing time for the IRS to review and make these determinations for organizations is a minimum of six months. We had our attorney submit our application for tax-exempt status in mid-April so we’re nearly halfway through this average processing time. However, per our attorney, we are still able to accept donations and fundraise so long as we provide the above disclosure.
If our pending status deters donors or sponsors from giving, we understand, but to those who decide to anyway, please know that we keep track of every contribution. And once our approval is received, we’ll immediately follow up with each individual or organization with the information needed to make their contribution tax-deductible.
We will continue to update everyone here whenever progress is made on our IRS determination. Thank you in advance for your support and understanding!
