I want to give everyone a chance to comment or question the action before I do it. I have completed preparation of the application to the IRS for reconition of tax-exempt status. I have requested a certified copy of the Articles of Organization from the Secretary of State of Mass. This certified copy is needed for the the application to the IRS. When that certified copy arrives (and assuming, Erik, we have heard back from Fred at ACA), I will be submitting the application. Under the Federal User Fee Program, the application cannot be processed unless we submit along with it a $500.00 User Fee -- yes the decimal is correctly placed 2 zeros after the five. Not five bucks; not fifty bucks, but one half G or five Benjamins. That's the awful price of admission, folks. If it sounds any better, in Vegas it would only be called a nickel :-\ So, any comments or questions? sh _______________________________________________ AGA-sc mailing list AGA-sc@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc