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      <ExplanationTxt>Our determination letter dated 26 December 2019, classifies us as a 509(a)(2) public charity status. However, this is incorrect as we are a Church. Section 6033 exempts several organizations from the reporting requirements of form 990's, including: (1) a church, an interchurch organization of local units of a church, a convention or association of churches, an integrated auxiliary of a church (such as a men's or women's organization, religious school, missions society, or youth group), and certain church-controlled organizations (see Rev. Proc. 86-23). We contacted the Cincinatti Service Center at 1-877-829-5500 on 17 January 2024 at approximately 1:57 P.M. and they confirmed that our 1023 application was submitted in error. We were advised to submit form 8940 Core pages + Schedule G and retrieve Schedule A from the 1023 application and complete the process to request reclassification as a Church. Since that process takes up to 6 months, we were also advised to go ahead and submit 990EZ's for 2021, 2022, and 2023 to avoid the 3 consecutive years without filing. This is why our returns are late as we were under the impression that churches were exempted from filling 990's. We are also requesting an abatement of penalty for our late filing. We are in the process of completing a request for reclassification to a church. We will work with the Cincinatti Service Center to complete that process and submit the required fee for reclassification.</ExplanationTxt>
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