They must have misunderstood, from our application, exactly who it was that would be providing the veterinary services for the owners in need of financial aid. It appears that they assumed that Dr. Lucy Schroth (Co-founder and President) was going to be the veterinarian providing the emergency veterinary care. Therefore, they asked us to "state whether services of other veterinarians will be considered in the conduct of your proposed exempt program activities, i.e. providing veterinary care and services that will be compensated by the 'emergency funding.' "
After all the time we spent preparing the application, and after the lengthy waiting period, it is very frustrating to realize that they did not even take the time to understand what the organization is trying to do! They jumped to the conclusion that, just because Dr. Schroth is a veterinarian, that, not only would she be the one providing the emergency care, but that she would be the one being paid the money from the fund.
First of all, Dr. Schroth has no intention of being the veterinarian to provide the emergency care in these situations, but she does not even own her own practice, so she would not even be the one who would be compensated financially.
Anyway, the IRS needs a response by August 26, so that they can give us a ruling "in a timely manner." We are quite sure that we will eventually get our 501(C)3 exemption, but the delays are certainly frustrating!
Stand-by for further updates! Thanks for your support!
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