Question: non-profit approval letter vs. EIN letter

We have a fundraiser sched. at Barnes and Noble and they said they need our tax exempt # along with the letter would they be talking about the EIN or the letter approving our non-profit status?

Asked by j_wright1976@hotmail.com

Answers:

Advice from PTO Today

Rockne writes:
They're looking for your EIN along with a letter from IRS stating that EIN has been approved by the IRS. Typically, that's required if you want the $$ to go directly to your group. Your school itself is a non-profit, too. If you don't have the IRS docs for your group, you can often arrange it so the $$ check gets cut to the school itself. FYI -- a public school wouldn't have an IRS letter. It's simply non-profit by definition. Tim

Community Advice

PTOAmy writes:
There have been occasions within our group that the tax id number that the fundraising company was looking for was the sales tax exemption number. You may just want to double check, because the wording is slightly confusing.