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-13_ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DISTRICT DIRECTOR P. O. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Employer Identification Number: Date: OCT 2 4 ISM 56-1965772 DLN: 17053261065006 EMPOWERMENT INC Contact Person: 705 A WEST ROSEMARY ST D. A. DOWNING CARRBORO, NC 27510 Contact Telephone Number: (513) 684-3957 Accounting Period Ending: December 31 Foundation Status Classification: 509(a) (1) Advance Ruling Pe_iod Begins: March 27, 1996- Advance Ruling Period Ends: December 31, 20o0 _ Addendum Applies: No Dear Applicant: Based on information you supplied, and assuming your operations will be as stated in your application for recognition of exemption, we have determined you are exempt frcim federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue " Code as an organization described in section 501(c) (3) . Because you are a newly created organization, we are not now making a final determination of your foundation status under section 509(a) of the Code. However, we have determined that you can reasonably expect to be a publicly supported organization described in sections 509 (a) (1) and 170(b) (1) (A) (vi) Accordingly, during an advance ruling period you will be treated as a publicly supported organization, and not as a private foundation. This advance ruling period begins and ends on the dates shown above. Within 90 days after the end of your advance ruling period, you must send us the information needed to determine whether you have met the require- ments of the applicable support test during the advance ruling period. If you establish that you have been a publicly supported organization, we will classi- 4y you as a section 509(a) (?) or 509(a) (2) organization as long as you continue to meet the requirements of the applicable support test. 'If you do not meet the public support requirements during the advance ruling period, we will classify you as a private foundation for future periods. Also, if we classify you as a private foundation, we will treat you as a private foundation from your beginning date for purposes of section 507 (d) and 4940. Grantors and contributors may rely on our determination that you are not a private foundation until 90 days after the end of your advance ruling period. If you send us the required information within the 90 days, grantors and contributors may continue to rely on the advance determination until we make a final determination of your foundation status. If we publish a notice in the Internal Revenue Bulletin stating that we Letter 1045 (DO/CG)