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Federal 501(c)3 Tax-Exempt Status

We are a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The effective date of the exemption is 7 February, 2007; our advance ruling ending date is 31 December 2011. For details, please see the advance ruling notice itself:

• 501(c)3 advance ruling, page 1

• 501(c)3 advance ruling, page 2

• 501(c)3 advance ruling, page 3

This is the application we submitted to obtain 501(c)3 status:

• Application (Form 1023) as submitted to the IRS.

• Addendum submitted with Form 1023

• Checklist for Form 1023.

Special thanks are due our counsel, Karen Sandler, who guided us through the entire process and was indispensable to its success.

State (California) Tax-Exempt Status (pending)

We have submitted California Form 3500 to receive state tax exemption and are awaiting approval. Below is our application; if the CA Franchise Tax Board requests modifications or additional information, we will update this information accordingly.

• Form 3500 checklist

• Form 3500, side 1

• Form 3500, side 2

• Form 3500, side 3

• Form 3500, side 7

• Attachment for questions 6f, 6g (employee selection): ODT PDF

• Attachment for question 7a: CA Articles of Incorporation (ODT)

• Attachment for question 7b: Bylaws

• Attachment for question 7c(2) (financial documents summary): ODT PDF

  • 7c(2) sub-attachment: Minutes of first Board meeting, 28 Aug 2007
  • 7c(2) sub-attachment: Minutes of second Board meeting, 30 Nov 2007
  • 7c(2) sub-attachment: Proposed Budget (PDF)
  • 7c(2) sub-attachment: Description of Activities
  • 7c(2) sub-attachment: Projects page

• Attachment for question 7d (statement of purpose): ODT PDF

• Attachment for question 7e (specific programs and activities): ODT PDF

• Attachment for questions 7f, 7g, 7h, 7i (specific funding plans, discontinued activities, property, literature, and advertising): ODT PDF

Governance

QuestionCopyright.org's activities are governed by its Board of Directors. See the Board page for more information.