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      <ExplanationTxt>Our organization, is a small nonprofit dedicated to South Sacramento Food Bank and Community Service provides emergency food and essential resources to individuals and families in need, with the goal of reducing hunger and promoting self-sufficiency. Its most significant activities include food distribution, diaper and baby supply distribution, Due to a transition in staff responsible for financial reporting, which temporarily disrupted our usual filing process., we were unable to file the return on time. which temporarily disrupted our usual filing process. As soon as we became aware of the oversight, we took immediate steps to file the required return and strengthen our internal processes to prevent future delays. We are a tax-exempt organization that relies on public trust, and we take our compliance obligations seriously. We respectfully request that the IRS consider this request under the reasonable cause criteria. We are committed to full compliance moving forward and are implementing safeguards to ensure timely filings in the future.</ExplanationTxt>
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