I vote yes. Glad your back Scott and Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] IRS Request for additonal response -- Motion for theBoard > I will second. > > On Sat, 12 Feb 2005, S. Hieber wrote: > > > Under 501(a) of the Federal Tax Code, we submitted and have > > pending an application for recognition as a tax-exempt > > organization. A few weeks ago I sent additional info to the > > IRS in repsonse to its request for a chronology of > > activities. > > > > While I was out of the country, the IRS contact for our > > Tax-exempt Recognition application called several times. > > The calls were requests for an additional document by which > > the AGA agrees that its application should be considerd > > under 501(c)4 (civic group or for the common good instead > > of 501(c)7 (Fraternity, social club). > > > > I placed a return phone call today -- so the contact person > > will have a phone message response waiting for her on > > Monday. There has been no mention by the IRS contact of any > > additional application fee. > > > > I plan to fax a letter stating that the AGA accepts > > consideration under 501(c)4 as soon as I can get to a fax > > machine -- (i.e., when the UPS Store opens). However, I > > think that, for the records, we should have a vote since I > > am taking this action for and on behalf of the Board. > > > > So I move and subject to a seconding of the motion vote yes > > that AGA agrees that its pending 501(a) application be > > considered under 501(c)4 and that the Treasurer, for and on > > behalf of the Board, send a notice of that agreement to the > > IRS. > > > > Feeling chilly again for the first time in weeks, > > sh > > > > ===== > > Christel Kasselmann, > > author of the best current authoritative text on aquatic plants > > will be a featured speaker at > > The Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies 30th Annual Convention. > > March 18-20, 2005 at the Marriott Hotel, Farmington, CT > > _______________________________________________ > > AGA-sc mailing list > > AGA-sc@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc > > > > -- > Erik Olson > erik at thekrib dot com > _______________________________________________ > AGA-sc mailing list > AGA-sc@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc _______________________________________________ AGA-sc mailing list AGA-sc@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc