[Board] Modification of OSGeo IRS application to 501c4

Jeff McKenna jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
Fri Aug 30 16:27:51 PDT 2013


excellent, makes sense, thanks for this work Daniel. I never doubt you.

-jeff



> 
> FYI, here is the response I got when I asked about the next steps and
> whether we should expect more rounds of back and forth before we get a
> response on 501c4 from IRS:
> 
> """
> Since Ms. Ardoin is a "specialist" it is possible that with the request
> to be granted tax exempt status as a 501(c)(4) the application will be
> turned over to an agent that works with 501(c)(4) organizations, which
> means that there may still be a wait involved before a determination
> letter is mailed out. It is David's hope that there is enough
> information from the 501(c)(3) filing to avoid any additional
> information request and that they can make a ruling with what has
> already been submitted. That should speed things up a bit.
> 
> Under ordinary circumstance, meaning an application that has not been
> sent to Washington for a specialist to review, the review time at this
> juncture in the process would only be 2-3 weeks before a determination
> letter was mailed. But since it has been a complication application and
> a specialist is involved it may take a little longer. In the meantime,
> we will hope that the letter comes sooner rather than later.
> """
> 
> 





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