Legal Docs
Grant Agreements
- Open Identity Exchange Grant Agreement — 14 January 2011
Corporate Documents
- IRS 501(c)3 Acceptance Letter — 13 January 2010
- EIN Confirmation Letter — 24 April 2009
- Organizing Resolution and Bylaws — 20 October 2008
- Articles of Incorporation (filed) — 17 October 2009
The most important article being the fourth one, where our formal mission is defined:
- The Corporation is organized and will be operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including:
- free and open communication between organizations, individuals, and decision-makers;
- fora between the same to develop practical solutions to real-world issues; and
- fora for the exchange of ideas to improve government and public communications.
1023: the 501(c)3 Application
We submitted our 1023 to the IRS on May 5, 2009. The application included all of the following:
- 1023 Checklist
- 2848 Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative
- Articles of Incorporation (filed)
- Organizing Resolution and Bylaws (Organizing Resolution was not included)
- 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code
- 5768 Election To Make Expenditures To Influence Legislation
- 1023 Attachments
- Compensation Guidelines
- Check for $750