[Vision2020] School Administration and Oversight (from the BLog)

[Andreas Schou]

On 3/25/07, Saundra Lund <sslund at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Hi Andreas,
>
> Actually, Logos ***does*** claim 501(c)(3) status:
> http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?npoId=690723
>
> As does Christ Church:
> http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=guidestar&npoId=550346
>
> As does ACCS:
> http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=guidestar&npoId=347118
>
> As does Community Christian Ministries:
> http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=guidestar&npoId=100164639
>
> NSA, of course, has chosen a different approach all the while avoiding
> paying property taxes:
> "This includes the College's refusal to seek tax-exempt status (as a 501[c]3
> organization) from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (see the Important Tax
> Information note below). This means that though the College is a legally
> recognized non-profit educational institution, contributors who give to the
> College do not receive a tax break from the IRS."
> http://www.nsa.edu/mission/finances.html

At least at the time of the first tax hearings, they weren't claiming
501(c)(3) status. Or at least, they were claiming they weren't
claiming 501(c)(3) status -- Dickison kept calling the church "tax
immune," rather than "tax exempt," and argued that he couldn't provide
the 501(c)(3) paperwork. When did this change?

-- ACS