THE PAT PANNILL MEBANE FOUNDATION ("PPMF") WAS FORMED AS A PRIVATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION JUNE 28, 2016 TO FULFILL THE MEBANE ENTERPRISES INC. CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST ("CRUT") WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT CRUT, THE PPMF WAS ESTABLISHED TO ACCEPT ANY REMAINING ASSETS NOT PAID OUT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CRUT ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2019. THE PPMF RECEIVED NO FUNDING AND HAD NO ACTIVITY PRIOR TO THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR.PPMF PRESIDENT W. MICHAEL MEBANE WAS UNAWARE THAT AN INACTIVE PRIVATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION WITH NO ASSETS AND NO ACTIVITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FILING A RETURN. AS SOON AS HE REALIZED THAT NO-ACTIVITY RETURNS WERE, IN FACT, REQUIRED, HE ENGAGED THE FIRM OF BRESLOW STARLING FROST WARNER HIATT, PLLC, TO PREPARE THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE FOUNDATION WAS NOT FUNDED UNTIL 2019 AND ITS OFFICERS WERE UNAWARE OF THE FILING REQUIREMENT, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT ANY LATE-FILING PENALTIES BE WAIVED.