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07/11/2012 13:19 FAX 574 235 8522 <br />Internal Revenue Service <br />District Director <br />Data; <br />NOV 2 81983 <br />Studebaker Museum, Inc. <br />227 W. Jefferson <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />•, . <br />Doar Appl,ioantt, <br />STUDEBARER^ MUSEUM <br />upol <br />Department of the Treasury <br />F.rnployer identilication Number: <br />35•-1555535 <br />Accounting Period Ending: <br />Deeember 31 <br />Foundation Status Classification, <br />509 (a) (2) <br />Advance Ruling Pe ed Ends: <br />December 31, 1984 <br />Person to Contact; <br />Donna Carlisle <br />Contact Telephone Numbers <br />513-684-3578 <br />Case No..313a76024Eb <br />Based on information supplied, and assuming your operations will be as stated <br />in your application .for recognition of exemption, we have d.et.ersn3.-qod you are exempt <br />from Federal, income tax under seotion 501(o)(3) of the Internal Rev+an,ue Code. <br />Because you axe a newly created organization, we are not now moms a final <br />determindtion of your foundation status under seotion ao9(a) Of the C-040 . However, <br />vie have determined that you can reasonably be expected to be a publicly supported <br />organization described in aeotion 509 (a) (2) . <br />Accordingly, you will be treated as a publicly supported organization, and not <br />as a private foundation, during an advance ruling period. This advance ruling period <br />begins on the date of your inception and ends on the date shown above. <br />Within 90 days after the end of your advance ral.ing period, yolti taut submit to <br />us information needed to determine whether you have met the requirements of the <br />applicable support test during the advanoe ruling period. It you est011s3h that you <br />have been a publicly supported organization, you will be classified as a section <br />509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) organization as Long as you continue to Most tho requirements <br />of the appliaable ,support test. If you do not meet the public support ►:equirements <br />during the advance ruling period, you will be.oiasritied as a private tounda•tion for <br />future periods. Also, if you are classified as a private founft-tion, yi>u will be <br />treated as a private fpundati.on from the date of your inoeption for purposes of <br />seotions 507(d) and 4940. <br />Grantors and donors may rely on the determination that you are not a private <br />foundation until 90 days after the end of your advance ruling period. Nt you submit <br />the required information within the 90 daym, grantors and donors may oolitinue to <br />rely on the advance determination until. the Servioe makes a final, dotelrmination of <br />your foundation status. However, if notioe that you will no longer be treated as a <br />seotion 509(a)(2) organization is published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin, <br />grantors and donors may not rely on this determination after the date of such <br />publioation. Also, a grantor or donor may not rely on this determination if he or <br />she was in part responsible for, or was aware of, the act or failure to act that <br />resulted in your loss of section 509(a)(2) status, or acquired knowledge that <br />tho internal. Revenue Servioe had given notice that you would be remove4! From <br />classification as a section 509(a)(2) organization. <br />P.O. sox 2508, Cincinnati, Ohio 452011 tcveq <br />j tw <br />L,,Ater 11145(DO) (6 -77) <br />