501(c)3 GROUP EXEMPTION UPDATE

08/11/09

I regret that we do not have a decision from the IRS concerning the Group Exemption application. Jan Harris, who continues to be the contact person for IEHA, has diligently worked on our behalf and believes we will need legal advice if the IRS has more questions or requests additional information. The State Board concurs with this assessment. We are seeking help from our membership.

If anyone is an attorney specializing in the IRS Group Exemption process, or you know such an attorney from whom we could get reasonably priced direction, we would appreciate hearing from you soon.

We feel this exemption would be very helpful to those counties applying but have exhausted our abilities in the pursuit. There seems to be little we can do until we hear from the IRS but would like to have someone to turn to quickly if the need for legal help arises.

Jean Hitchcock
State President