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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE I>. 0. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Data:
THE l/XMCOLN PARK SOCIETY 1601 N CtARK ST CHICASO, IIj 60614
Employer identification Number:
36-4032230 DLN:
17053257736082
Contact Person;
YVONNE LIGGETT ID# 3i29£
Contact Telephone Number:
(877) 829-5500 Our Letter Datedi February 1997 Addendum Appliesi no
Dear Applicanti
Thia modifies our letter of the above date in which we stated that you would be treated as an organization thaL is not a private foundation until the expiration or your advance ruling period.
Your exempt status under section 5Qi{a) of tns Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) is still in effect. Bastsd on the information you eubmitued, we have determined that you are not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Coda because you are an organization of the type described in section 309(a)(2).
Grantors and contributors way rely on this determination unleefl the Internal Revenue Service publishes notice to the contrary. However, if you lobe your section 509(a)(2) status, a grantor or contributor may not rely on thie determination if ha or ahe was in part responsible for, or was aware at, the act or failure co act, or the substantial or material change on the part of the organization that resulted in your loss o£ such statue, or if he or aha acquired knowledge that the Internal Revenue Service had given notice that you would no longer be classified aa a section 509(a)(2) organization.
You are required to make your annual information return, Form 9£>o or Form 990-EZ, available for public inspection for three years after the later of the due date of Che return or the date the return is filed. You are also reguired to make available for public inspection your exemption application, any supporting documents, and your exemption letter. Copies of these documents are also required to be provided to any individual upon written or in person request without charge other than reasonable f eea for copying and : postage. You may fulfill this requirement by placing these documents on the Internet. Penalties may be iftpoued for failure to comply with these requirements. Additional information ie available in Publication 557, Tax-Exempt Statue for Your Organization, or you may call our toll free number shown above.
If we have indicated in the heading of this letter that an addendum applies, the addendum enclosed is an integral part of this letter.
Letter 1050 (D0/CG)
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THE LINCOLN PARK SOCIETY
Beo&ueo this letter could Help resolve any queetiotiB about your private foundation status, please keep it in your permanent records.
If you have any questions, please contact the person whose names and telephone number are shown above. ___:
Sincerely yours,
Lois 0. Lerner
Director, Exempt Organisations
Letter 1050 (DO/CQ)