Check Status of 501(c)(3) Filing - IRS

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Applications submitted after the postmark date in the chart represented on the IRS website have not yet been assigned to an Exempt Organizations specialist. Keep checking this web page for updates and await IRS contact. 

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Publications and Other Resources

You may also obtain help from the following IRS publications and other resources:

• Publication 4220, Applying for 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt StatusPDF
• Publication 4221-PC, Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3) Public CharitiesPDF
• Publication 4221-PF, Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3) Private FoundationsPDF
• Publication 4221-NC, Compliance Guide for Tax-Exempt Organizations (Other than 501(c)(3) Public Charities and Private Foundations)PDF
• Publication 557, Tax-Exempt Status for Your OrganizationPDF
• Publication 598, Tax on Unrelated Business Income of Exempt OrganizationsPDF