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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY
P.O. BOX 2508
CINCINNATI, OH 45201
Date: Sept. 25, 2003 DLN: 2032600
Antietam Watershed Association Inc.
PO Box 331
Waynesboro, PA 17268
Contact Person: JOHN D SQUYRES ID#75080
Contact Telephone Number: (877)829-5500
Accounting Period Ending: December 31
Foundation Status Classification: 509 (a) (1)
Advance Ruling Period Begins: July 30, 2003
Advance Ruling Period Ends: December 31, 2006
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 from 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 requirements of the
applicable support test during the advance ruling period.
If you establish that you have been a publicly supported
organization, we will classify you as a section 509 (a)
(1) 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 new ruling.