{"id":8662,"date":"2019-12-31T06:36:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T11:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/?page_id=8662"},"modified":"2025-06-12T08:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:04:27","slug":"tax-exempt-status-documentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/tax-exempt-status-documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Exempt Status Documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Charles Town Presbyterian Church&#8217;s Federal tax-exempt organization EIN: 55-6008706<br>PCUSA\u2019s Group Exemption Number 1617. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All member churches in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are <strong><em>automatically <\/em><\/strong>under the group exemption.  Because of the nature of group exemptions, churches, presbyteries and synods <strong>are not listed individually in the IRS database.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This personalized letter is written proof that your church is an <a href=\"https:\/\/pcusa.org\/congregation\/charles-town-church-charles-town-wv\">active member of the denomination<\/a> and, therefore, qualified under our group ruling.  With the inclusion of the church\u2019s EIN, along with PCUSA\u2019s EIN and group exemption number, entities that are looking for confirmation of tax exemption can locate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/charities-non-profits\/search-for-tax-exempt-organizations\">PCUSA in the IRS database<\/a> and know by the personalized letter that your church is also tax exempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-Town-WV-Charles-Town-P.-C.-Tax-Exemption-Letter-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:1033px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Charles-Town-WV-Charles-Town-P.-C.-Tax-Exemption-Letter-1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3e14ef81-69ed-49ee-a372-3080b3b0f3a5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-Town-WV-Charles-Town-P.-C.-Tax-Exemption-Letter-1.pdf\">Charles-Town-WV-Charles-Town-P.-C.-Tax-Exemption-Letter-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Charles-Town-WV-Charles-Town-P.-C.-Tax-Exemption-Letter-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3e14ef81-69ed-49ee-a372-3080b3b0f3a5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major corporations and foundations are well-versed in how group exemptions work and understand that the personalized letter is an \u201cIRS approved\u201d method of confirming tax exemption.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IRS-Tax-Exemption-Determination-Letter.png?resize=640%2C793&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IRS-Tax-Exemption-Determination-Letter.png?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ctpres.org\/ctpressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IRS-Tax-Exemption-Determination-Letter.png?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidestar.org\/profile\/55-6008706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See our Guidestar\/Candid Profile<\/a>\n\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_donations\">\n<input name=\"business\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"cadams@ctpres.org\">\n<input name=\"lc\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"US\">\n<input name=\"item_name\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Charles Town Presbyterian Church\">\n<input name=\"item_number\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"BSFEMMX2NC53G\">\n<input name=\"no_note\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\">\n<input name=\"currency_code\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"USD\">\n<input name=\"bn\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"PP-DonationsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHostedGuest\">\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/form>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Town Presbyterian Church&#8217;s Federal tax-exempt organization EIN: 55-6008706PCUSA\u2019s Group Exemption Number 1617. All member churches in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are automatically under the group exemption. 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