SPRINGBOKS: Form 990PF, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- SPRINGBOKS (EIN 99-2719137)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-06-25
- IRS object ID
- 202521779349100002
- Schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
- Return header
- Form 990-PF
- Compensation Explanation
- Dissolution Stmt
- Liquidation Explanation Stmt
- Reasonable Cause Explanation
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-06-25T18:44:10-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990PF | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 992719137 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SPRINGBOKS | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | SPRI | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7144712225 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2244 Via Puerta Unit D | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Laguna Woods | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 92637 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | RACHEL BARNES | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7144712225 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-06-25 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-PF IRS990PF
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Return | Yes (X) | InitialReturnInd |
| Final Return | Yes (X) | FinalReturnInd |
| Organization501c3 Exempt PF | Yes (X) | Organization501c3ExemptPFInd |
| FMV Assets EOY | $0 | FMVAssetsEOYAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss | $3,290 | ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss | $0 | NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Gross Profit Rev And Expnss | $0 | GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Other Income Rev And Expnss | $0 | OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Total Rev And Expnss | $3,290 | TotalRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Total Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotalNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Total Adj Net Incm | $0 | TotalAdjNetIncmAmt |
| Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss | $0 | CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss | $0 | OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss | $0 | PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Legal Fees Rev And Expnss | $0 | LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss | $0 | OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Interest Rev And Expnss | $0 | InterestRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Taxes Rev And Expnss | $0 | TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss | $0 | DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss | $3,490 | PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Other Expenses Rev And Expnss | $0 | OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss | $3,490 | TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm | $0 | TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl | $0 | TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Contri Paid Rev And Expnss | $0 | ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl | $0 | ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Total Expenses Rev And Expnss | $3,490 | TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Total Expenses Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Total Expenses Adj Net Incm | $0 | TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt |
| Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl | $0 | TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Excess Revenue Over Expenses | -$200 | ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt |
| Net Investment Income | $0 | NetInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Adjusted Net Income | $0 | AdjustedNetIncomeAmt |
Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash EOY | $0 | CashEOYAmt |
| Rcvbl From Officers BOY | $0 | RcvblFromOfficersBOYAmt |
| Rcvbl From Officers EOY | $0 | RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt |
| Rcvbl From Officers EOYFMV | $0 | RcvblFromOfficersEOYFMVAmt |
| Prepaid Expenses EOY | $0 | PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt |
| Land EOY | $0 | LandEOYAmt |
| Other Assets EOY | $0 | OtherAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $0 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $0 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOYFMV | $0 | TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt |
| Accounts Payable EOY | $0 | AccountsPayableEOYAmt |
| Grants Payable EOY | $0 | GrantsPayableEOYAmt |
| Deferred Revenue EOY | $0 | DeferredRevenueEOYAmt |
| Loans From Officers EOY | $0 | LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt |
| Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY | $0 | MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt |
| Other Liabilities EOY | $0 | OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $0 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $0 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Org Does Not Follow FASB117 | Yes (X) | OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind |
| Capital Stock EOY | -$200 | CapitalStockEOYAmt |
| Additional Paid In Capital BOY | $0 | AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt |
| Additional Paid In Capital EOY | $0 | AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY | $0 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY | -$200 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY | $0 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY | -$200 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt |
Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY | $0 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Excess Revenue Over Expenses | -$200 | ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt |
| Subtotal | -$200 | SubtotalAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY | -$200 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss | $0 | NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt |
Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Ruling Letter | 2024-03-06 | RulingLetterDt |
| Investment Income Excise Tax | $0 | InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt |
| Subtotal | $0 | SubtotalAmt |
| Tax Based On Investment Income | $0 | TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Total Payments And Credits | $0 | TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt |
| Tax Due | $0 | TaxDueAmt |
| Applied To ES Tax | $0 | AppliedToESTaxAmt |
Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Legislative Political Acty | false | LegislativePoliticalActyInd |
| More Than100 Spent | false | MoreThan100SpentInd |
| Form1120 POL Filed | false | Form1120POLFiledInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Changes To Articles Or Bylaws | false | ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | false | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | Yes (true) | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Section508e Rqr Satisfied | false | Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd |
| At Least5000 In Assets | false | AtLeast5000InAssetsInd |
| Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen | false | Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd |
| Private Operating Foundation | false | PrivateOperatingFoundationInd |
| New Substantial Contributors | false | NewSubstantialContributorsInd |
| Own Controlled Entity | false | OwnControlledEntityInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | false | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Comply With Public Insp Rqr | false | ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd |
| Individual With Books | RACHEL BARNES | IndividualWithBooksNm |
| Phone | 7144712225 | PhoneNum |
Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2244 VIA PUERTA UNIT D | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LAGUNA WOODS | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 92637 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Accounts Question | false | ForeignAccountsQuestionInd |
Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn | false | SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn | false | BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn | false | FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn | false | PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn | false | TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Payment To Government Official | false | PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd |
| Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions | false | ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd |
| Uncorrected Prior Acts | false | UncorrectedPriorActsInd |
| Undistributed Income PY | false | UndistributedIncomePYInd |
| Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not App | false | UndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd |
| Business Holdings | false | BusinessHoldingsInd |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd |
| Jeopardy Investments | false | JeopardyInvestmentsInd |
| Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst | false | UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd |
| Influence Legislation | false | InfluenceLegislationInd |
| Influence Election | false | InfluenceElectionInd |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Noncharitable Purpose | false | NoncharitablePurposeInd |
| Transactions Fail To Qlfy As Exc | false | TransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd |
| Maintained Expenditure Rspns | false | MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd |
| Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Proceeds Or Net Income | false | ProceedsOrNetIncomeInd |
| Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt | false | SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd |
Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp
Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | RACHEL BARNES | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2244 Via Puerta Unit D | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Laguna Woods | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 92637 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Title | President | TitleTxt |
| Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos | 40 | AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt |
| Compensation | $0 | CompensationAmt |
| Employee Benefit Program | $0 | EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt |
| Expense Account Other Allwnc | $0 | ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONE | NONE | CompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt |
| Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONE | NONE | CompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt |
| Contractor Paid Over50k | 0 | ContractorPaidOver50kCnt |
Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expenses1 | $0 | Expenses1Amt |
| Expenses2 | $0 | Expenses2Amt |
| All Other Program Rltd Invst Tot | $0 | AllOtherProgramRltdInvstTotAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Average Monthly FMV Of Sec | $0 | AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt |
| Average Monthly Cash Balances | $0 | AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt |
| FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast | $0 | FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt |
| Total FMV Of Unused Assets | $0 | TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt |
| Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast | $0 | AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt |
| Cash Deemed Charitable | $0 | CashDeemedCharitableAmt |
| Net Vl Noncharitable Assets | $0 | NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt |
| Minimum Investment Return | $0 | MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt |
Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Investment Return | $0 | MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt |
| Tax Based On Investment Income | $0 | TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Total Tax | $0 | TotalTaxAmt |
| Distributable Before Adj | $0 | DistributableBeforeAdjAmt |
| Distributable Before Ded | $0 | DistributableBeforeDedAmt |
| Distributable As Adjusted | $0 | DistributableAsAdjustedAmt |
PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expenses And Contributions | $0 | ExpensesAndContributionsAmt |
| Program Related Invst Total | $0 | ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt |
| Qualifying Distributions | $0 | QualifyingDistributionsAmt |
Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Distributable As Adjusted | $0 | DistributableAsAdjustedAmt |
| Prior Year1 | 2022 | PriorYear1Yr |
| Prior Year2 | 2021 | PriorYear2Yr |
| Prior Year3 | 2020 | PriorYear3Yr |
| Total Excess Distribution Cyov | $0 | TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt |
| Qualifying Distributions | $0 | QualifyingDistributionsAmt |
| Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus | $0 | ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov App CY | $0 | ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt |
| Total Corpus | $0 | TotalCorpusAmt |
| Prior Year Undistributed Incm | $0 | PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt |
| Taxable1 | $0 | Taxable1Amt |
| Taxable2 | $0 | Taxable2Amt |
| Undistributed Income CY | $0 | UndistributedIncomeCYAmt |
| Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr | $0 | ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt |
Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Private Operating Fndtn Ruling | 2024-03-06 | PrivateOperatingFndtnRulingDt |
Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Pct85 Lessor Adj Incm Or Min Ret Pct85LessorAdjIncmOrMinRetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year | $0 | CurrentYearAmt |
| Year1 | $0 | Year1Amt |
| Year2 | $0 | Year2Amt |
| Year3 | $0 | Year3Amt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Qualifying Distri Not Used Drt QualifyingDistriNotUsedDrtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year | $0 | CurrentYearAmt |
| Year1 | $0 | Year1Amt |
| Year2 | $0 | Year2Amt |
| Year3 | $0 | Year3Amt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Assets Sect4942j3 Bi TotalAssetsSect4942j3BiGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support TotalSupportGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Public Support Type PublicSupportType
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEOGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp
Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm | $0 | UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt |
| Exclusion | $0 | ExclusionAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Function Incm | $0 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Income Producing Acty | $0 | TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt |
Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO | false | TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd |
| Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO | false | TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd |
| Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets | false | SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd |
| Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO | false | PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd |
| Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets | false | RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd |
| Reimbursement Arrangements | false | ReimbursementArrangementsInd |
| Loans Or Loan Guarantees | false | LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd |
| Performance Of Services Etc | false | PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd |
| Sharing Of Facilities Etc | false | SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd |
| Relationships Nonchrtbl EO | false | RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd |
Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation
Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | RACHEL BARNES | PersonNm |
| Short Explanation | We were a small member group volunteer in assisting local women's shelters. I am the only one left in this organization and therefore applied to terminate this status and continue my volunteer work under a different tax structure. | ShortExplanationTxt |
Dissolution Stmt DissolutionStmt
Dissolution Information DissolutionInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | RACHEL BARNES | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2244 VIA PUERTA Unit D | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Laguna Woods | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 92637 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Short Explanation | When I applied for a 501c(3) I was placed under 990-PF and did not realize that for a very small volunteer club assisting a women's shelter, will involve all this paperwork, costs, time and personal hardships. We are seniors living in a 55 plus community. I do all the work myself as my initial board members do not want to do the work anymore. | ShortExplanationTxt |
| Dissolution | $0 | DissolutionAmt |
Liquidation Explanation Stmt LiquidationExplanationStmt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | To Whom It May Concern: We respectfully request penalty abatement based on reasonable cause. Our organization is a small, volunteer-led, member-based club within a senior community. Due to financial constraints, we could not afford the high cost of professional tax services?quotes we received were in the thousands of dollars just to file our Form 990-PF electronically. At the time, we were unaware that paper filing was not acceptable for this form and believed we were fulfilling our obligations. Additionally, we have since come to realize that the private foundation structure is not appropriate for a small, informal club like ours. The administrative and filing requirements are beyond our capacity. I was ultimately left alone to manage these complex tax issues, despite having no formal background in nonprofit compliance. As a result, we have decided to dissolve the current organization and have restructured under a more suitable and sustainable framework. We have acted in good faith throughout this process and taken corrective action as soon as we became aware of our missteps. We respectfully ask for your understanding and consideration for penalty relief based on reasonable cause. | ExplanationTxt |
Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | To Whom It May Concern: We respectfully request penalty relief based on reasonable cause. At the time of our filing obligation, our small, member-based club?run by volunteers in a senior community?did not have the financial resources to hire a professional accountant. We received quotes of several thousand dollars to file Form 990-PF electronically, which we simply could not afford. Due to our limited knowledge and experience, we were unaware that paper filing was not an acceptable method for submitting Form 990-PF. We filed in good faith, believing we were in compliance. Once we were made aware of the e-filing requirement and the broader implications of our tax status, we began taking steps to correct the situation and was directed to use an IRS third party. Upon further review, we also realized that the private foundation structure is not appropriate for a small community club like ours. As a result, we have decided to dissolve the foundation and restructure under a more appropriate and manageable tax status moving forward. We acted in good faith and did our best under the circumstances. We respectfully request that the penalties, if any, be waived due to reasonable cause. Thank you for your consideration. | ExplanationTxt |
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