 IRS Information
Date: FEB
2 7 2004
INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE P. 0. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201
LAUNCHING
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FORWARD INC
2290 ADELINA
RD
PRINCE FREDERICK,
MD 20678-0000
Dear
Applicant:
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Employer
Identification Number:
Contact LEAP
Forward to obtain.
DLN: 17053333757033
Contact Person: ERIC J BERTELSEN ID# 31323 Contact Telephone Number:
(877) 829-5500
Public Charity Status: 170 (b) (1) (A) (vi)
Our letter dated July 26, 2001, stated you would be exempt from Federal
income tax under section 501{c) {3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and
you would be treated as a public charity during an advance ruling
period.
Based on our records and on the information you submitted, we are
pleased to confirm that you are exempt under section SOl(c) (3) of the
Code, and you are classified as a public charity under the Code section
listed in the heading of this letter.
Publication 557, Tax-Exempt Status for Your organization, provides
detailed information about your rights and responsibilities as an exempt
organization. You may request a copy by calling the toll-free number for
forms,
(800) 829-3676. Information is also available on our Internet Web Site
at www.irs.gov.
If
you have general questions about exempt organizations, please call our
toll-free number shown in the heading between 8:00 a.m. -6:30 p.m.
Eastern time.
Please keep this letter in your permanent records.
Sincerely yours,
Lois G. Lerner
Director, Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements
Letter 1050 (DO/CG)
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OUR TESTIMONY
With only five days left to submit the IRS Form 1023 to obtain tax exempt
status -
the marathon was on! The organization's application was submitted on July
13, 2001.
On
July 19, 2001, six days later, we received an acknowledgement of receipt
and notification of the initial review. We were told it would
take approximately 3-6 months (with questions)
before a determination would be made. And so the countdown began
but the wait was not to be long!
On July 26, 2001 we held in hand our
IRS 1045 letter granting LEAP Forward, Inc. an advance ruling.
Truly a miracle! Just 14 days after submission and not one question asked.
Proof positive that the IRS believed in our mission and the work of the
organization.
For three years LEAP Forward, Inc. operated under an
advance ruling on its tax-exempt status. The IRS Form 1050 was granted on February 27,
2004, solidifying the organization as a official 501 (c) 3
nonprofit dedicated to providing youth hope and opportunity.
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