ORGANIZATION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A WAIVER OF THE PENALTIES FOR LATE FILING UNDER THE REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION FOR THE PENALTY. OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY HIRED A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT WHO FILED A FORM 990-N E-POSTCARD TIMELY BY THE DUE DATE OF THE TAX RETURN. THE IRS SENT A LETTER DATED JANUARY 21, 2022 THAT THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT QUALIFY TO USE FORM 990-N BECAUSE THE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER HAD CLASSIFIED IT AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION PREPARED AND FILED A FORM 990-PF AND MAILED IT TO THE IRS ON MAY 12, 2022. THE IRS SENT A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 27, 2022 INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT TO FILE THE RETURN ELECTRONICALLY. BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION HAD MINIMAL ACTIVITY DURING ITS FIRST YEAR; BECAUSE THERE WERE NO MEETINGS HELD FOR THE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION IS SMALL AND THE ORGANIZERS DON'T HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL TAX BACKGROUND; BECAUSE THEY HIRED PROFESSIONAL HELP TO HELP THEM COME INTO COMPLIANCE, BECAUSE THEY DILIGENTLY TRIED TO FILE THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS AS BEST AS THEY KNEW HOW; BECAUSE THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT ANY MISSTEPS AS THEY OCCURRED; AND BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE; WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU WAIVE THE PENALTIES FOR LATE FILING FOR THIS FORM 990-PF.