Nonprofits hustle to meet IRS deadline

Staunton’s Stonewall Brigade Band was one area nonprofit to beat the Monday midnight deadline for sending a form to the Internal Revenue Service to keep its federal tax-exempt status.

The National Council of Nonprofits issued a statement late Monday the in support of the IRS efforts: “The National Council of Nonprofits applauds the IRS, Guidestar, State Associations of nonprofits around the country, and many other groups that have been going to great lengths over the past three years to get the word out about the requirement … It is unfortunate that not all nonprofits have been aware of this change in the law. So those organizations may re-qualify for tax-exempt status, we encourage them to reapply with the IRS.”