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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 28, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Goben, Anna <<a href="mailto:AGoben@library.IN.gov" class="">AGoben@library.IN.gov</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">FYI!!!<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 71);" class="">Anna Goben<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 71);" class="">Evergreen Indiana Coordinator<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 71);" class="">Indiana State Library<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 71);" class="">140 N Senate Ave<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 71);" class="">Indianapolis, IN 46204<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 71);" class="">317-234-6624<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 118, 71);" class="">Fax: 317-232-1925<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jonathan N Dilly <<a href="mailto:jdilly@swansonbernard.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jdilly@swansonbernard.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, September 28, 2020 2:30 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:apply@tix.sfconservancy.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">apply@tix.sfconservancy.org</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:scott.thomas@sparkpa.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">scott.thomas@sparkpa.org</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:evergreen@sfconservancy.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">evergreen@sfconservancy.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>David G. Watkins <<a href="mailto:dwatkins@swansonbernard.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">dwatkins@swansonbernard.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Evergreen - 1023 Approval/IRS Exemption Letter<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;" class="">**** This is an EXTERNAL email. Exercise caution. DO NOT open attachments or click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. ****</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">All,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Today I received the attached IRS approval regarding Evergreen’s 1023 application. This letter will need to be provided to donor’s for tax deduction eligibility. If Evergreen has not already been doing so, Evergreen will now need to be prepared to file the applicable 990 for tax year 2020. Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sincerely,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Jon<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><span id="cid:image001.png@01D6959B.681144C0"><image001.png></span></span><span style="" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: Raleway;" class="">Jonathan N. Dilly</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);" class="">Member<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">+ 1 816.410.4633<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; line-height: 9.199999809265137px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 127, 48);" class=""><a href="http://swansonbernard.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">swansonbernard.com</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Galen Charlton via RT <<a href="mailto:apply@tix.sfconservancy.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">apply@tix.sfconservancy.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, August 13, 2020 5:00 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:scott.thomas@sparkpa.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">scott.thomas@sparkpa.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:evergreen@sfconservancy.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">evergreen@sfconservancy.org</a>; Jonathan N Dilly <<a href="mailto:jdilly@swansonbernard.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jdilly@swansonbernard.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [<a href="http://sfconservancy.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">sfconservancy.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>#2046] Termination: Evergreen: exit agreement & 1023 filing<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Karen,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Our form 1023 filing was submitted in March and we've been periodically checking on its status. Unfortunately, it appears to have been caught up in the general IRS backlog and we have no ETA from the IRS when we can expect approval or questions.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I will proceed with producing the grant report.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Galen<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 5:54 PM Karen Sandler via RT <<a href="mailto:apply@tix.sfconservancy.org" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">apply@tix.sfconservancy.org</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi everyone,<br class=""><br class="">I hope you are all doing as well as possible these days.<br class=""><br class="">I just wanted to check in as we haven't heard anything back about the status of Evergreen's tax exempt status (and I don't see EP Corp listed on the IRS site). Do you have any updates? I believe we're coming up on the deadline for a grant report under the agreement, do you know when we might expect that?<br class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">thanks,<br class="">karen<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><p class="">-- <br class=""><br class="">Karen M. Sandler<br class="">Executive Director, Software Freedom Conservancy<br class="">__________<br class="">Become a Supporter today!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=71d63ec5-2f66489f-71d277c5-8681d5b5fa8e-b0667865e04eccc8&q=1&e=f218dd90-0ddb-42bc-a5c8-daa24adf0c9d&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsfconservancy.org%2Fsupporter%2F" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://sfconservancy.org/supporter/</a><o:p class=""></o:p></p></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br clear="all" class=""><br class="">--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Galen Charlton<br class="">Implementation and Services Manager<br class="">Equinox Open Library Initiative<br class="">phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)<br class="">email: <a href="mailto:gmc@equinoxInitiative.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">gmc@equinoxInitiative.org</a><br class="">web: <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=dca226d2-82125088-dca66fd2-8681d5b5fa8e-6263cb032133afb1&q=1&e=f218dd90-0ddb-42bc-a5c8-daa24adf0c9d&u=https%3A%2F%2Fequinoxinitiative.org%2F" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://equinoxInitiative.org</a><br class="">direct: +1 770-709-5581<br class="">cell: +1 404-984-4366<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div></div></div><span id="cid:EC62FE07C2837B49A44E4379C70E8F0E@namprd09.prod.outlook.com"><The Evergreen Project IRS 501(c)(3) Acceptance Letter (00836039x9E57C).pdf></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Board mailing list</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="mailto:Board@list.evergreen-ils.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Board@list.evergreen-ils.org</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/board" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/board</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>