The Barbara Wetzel Charitable Foundation (the "Foundation") respectfully requests the abatement of the penalty for late filing of its 2021 Form 990-PF return. Penalties for late filing of Form 990-PF are imposed under Internal Revenue Code Section 6652(c)(1)(A). However, Section 6652(c)(5) provides that "no penalty shall be imposed...with respect to any failure if it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause." Treasury Regulation Section 301.6724-1 states that reasonable cause may be demonstrated if the filer establishes that there are significant mitigating factors with respect to the failure, and that the filer acted in a responsible manner by exercising reasonable care. Reasonable care is that standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would use under the circumstances in the course of its business in determining its filing obligations. The standard of reasonable care also demands that the filer undertake significant steps to avoid or mitigate the failure. Such is the case here. Specifically, the Foundation's trustee had attempted to e-file the 2021 Form 990-PF by the original filing due date on 3/2/2022 using H&R Block, a nationally-recognized tax preparation software. Unbeknownst to the trustee, the form was not transmitted through the software's e-file system. The trustee, ordinarily diligent in these matters, believed the return had been successfully filed and had no reason to suspect it had not been received by the IRS at the time. The IRS only recently notified the Foundation that the 2021 Form 990-PF had not been received (IRS Notice CP259B dated 7/10/2023). Upon receiving the notice, the trustee promptly investigated the matter, discovered the tax software issue, and engaged this firm to re-prepare the return and ensure its electronic transmission. It is important to note that the Foundation has an excellent record of timely compliance with filing requirements. This error was an isolated occurrence and is not reflective of the Foundation's usual practices. Additionally, the inadvertent error that led to this late filing was immediately rectified once identified, and steps have been taken to ensure such an incident will not occur in the future. The Foundation believes that these circumstances constitute reasonable cause for the late filing. Based on the Foundation's demonstration of the existence of significant mitigating factors with respect to the failures, and that it acted responsibly and without willful neglect with respect to its filing obligations, and that it has put procedures in place that it is sure will prevent future delinquencies, we respectfully request that the IRS abate all assessed penalties and interest associated with this late filing in accordance with Section 6652(c)(1)(A).