A low level staffer placed the application in the wrong “in box”.
Via Allen B. West
President Obama (in)famously claimed there was not a “smidgen of corruption” in the IRS – but I’m sure anyone who has undergone an audit would challenge that assertion – as would numerous conservative organizations seeking non-profit status, who were forced to undergo their own invasive exams. Such is the case with the Friends of Abe, as we reported earlier.
However, this story does indeed have a happy ending, as Variety reports the FOA has been granted 501(c)3 non-profit status three years after applying.
FOA is Hollywood’s largest fellowship of conservative and right of center independents – an oasis of conservatism in an industry that tilts decidedly left. As Variety reports, the Hollywood conservative group, launched nearly 10 years ago has included such figures as Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight and Gary Sinise among its members, and a roster of speakers that has included Paul Ryan, Herman Cain, Eric Cantor, Ted Cruz – and yours truly. I had the distinct honor of addressing FOA and will never forget leading them in singing the theme to “Beverly Hillbillies.” But I digress…
FOA’s mission is to provide an intellectual exchange of current policy issues and solutions as a conservative educational fellowship, and it sought non-profit status as its membership grew to the point where they needed to pay for office overhead.