The new year brings...more paperwork

Well, we have received our answer from the IRS...for more paperwork. It was sent off on 1/25/10 and hopefully we will hear back soon. Basically, it can go one of three ways:

1) They ask for even more paperwork.
2) They deny it and we apply again with a narrower focus (most likely eliminating the debt reduction part...which kind of kills me, but I also know that most doula services don't do this)
3) We get approved and can start applying for grants.

If we are denied because of the unorthodox nature of what we are trying to do, then we may have to look into finding a benefactor and becoming a private foundation (similar to the Gates Foundations but with far less money).

I know this seems to be taking a very long time, but it's actually pretty quick by IRS standards and I'm hoping all of this front end work will help Ayla Birth withstand the test of time.

-Anne