IRS Pulls Tax Breaks From 81 Redwood City Groups

The IRS announced Wednesday that it had revoked the tax exemptions of 275,000 non-profit organizations after they did not meet legal requirements to file annual tax forms, reported the New York Times.

View a list of California’s and others states’ non-profits that have had their tax exemption status revoked.

Lois Lerner, director of the division of the Internal Revenue Service that oversees tax-exempt groups, said the agency believed most of the organizations on the list were defunct, though there was really no way to know because so many of them simply could not be reached, reported the Times.

Organization Address Tax ID Number AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FAMILY CIRCLE   PO BOX 816                         51-0181947 AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY          612 HUDSON ST                      94-6107945 ASSOCIATION OF POLISH-AMERICAN     770 MARSHALL ST                    94-3139314 ASTROLAW SOCIETIES OF THE ENGLISH  550 MARINE WORLD PRKY 2102         94-2958298 ATAMA                              PO BOX 1125                        94-3026266 BLUE EAGLE FOUNDATION              1214 MAIN ST # A                   94-3076632 CANADIAN LEGION BRIT COMMONWEALTH  3474 MICHAEL DR                    94-6084080 CHARITABLE SURROGATE PARENTS INC   PO BOX 822                         94-2750616 CHEMEKETA PARK MUTUAL WATER CO     PO BOX 588                         94-1081657 CHILD ESTEEM THEATRE FOUNDATION    647A VETERANS BLVD                 94-3400348 CHURCH OF THE COMPANIONS           1026 VERA AVE                      94-2428492 COMMITTE FOR VISIONARY LEODERSHIP  1518 OXFORD ST APT 5               94-3105850 COMMITTEE OF THE POOR INC          PO BOX 2819                        94-1633162 COMMUNITY SAFE                     495 SEAPORT CT STE 101             11-3684775 CORDILLERAS MUTUAL WATER COMPANY   13 CANEPA CT                       01-0757239 CORPORATION FOR THERAPEUTIC        1214 MAIN ST B                     94-3197010 EMERALD LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 3924 LAKEMEAD WAY                  94-3182804 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FORUM            3870 FARM HILL BLVD                94-3131834 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOC SAN    818 CROMPTON RD                    94-6186117 EXPLORER POST 813                  835 8TH AVE                        94-3212712 FAMILY LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER     PO BOX 27                          94-3059228 FRIENDS OF KIDS INC                1607 WOODSIDE RD                   73-1664822 FRIENDS OF REDWOOD CITY            PO BOX 5432                        94-2894325 FRIENDS OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY    455 COUNTY CTR FL 5                94-3111369 GERMAN SCHOOL OF THE MID-PENINSULA PO BOX 5545                        94-1638725 HALFWAY HOUSE OF REDWOOD CITY      840 SWEENEY AVE                    94-6176654 HARMONIE SINGING SOCIETY INC       3818 E LAKE WAY                    23-7292235 HEPATITIS C GLOBAL FOUNDATION      1404 MADISON AVE                   94-3377174 INDUSTRIAL LOAN AND THRIFT         401 WARREN ST                      94-2605127 INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CLINICAL  621 MIDDLEFIELD RD                 94-3394722 INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES POWER OF  260 MAIN ST STE 200                11-3747644 KINGS MOUNTAIN BOWHUNTERS          PO BOX 2794                        94-6168957 LA LECHE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL INC  1263 CHESTERTON AVE                94-3317449 LA SOCIETE DE FEMMES CABANE        3015 E BAYSHORE RD SPC 440         31-1071631 MEDIA FOR CULTURAL AWARENESS INC   2991 EL CAMINO REAL                77-0506623 METRO MIRAGE YOUTH BASKETBALL      234 EDGEWOOD RD                    91-2059693 NATIONAL CONCRETE INDUSTRY BOARD   200 BROADWAY SUITE 200             94-2974065 NATIONAL FORT DAUGHTERS OF 98      319 D ST                           94-2849006 NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES     800 SAGINAW DR                     94-3017673 ONE WAY MISSION                    1017 EL CAMINO REAL BOX 430        94-3295416 OPTIMUM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT       523 HILLSIDE RD                    23-7114222 ORGANS R US                        570 EL CAMINO REAL STE 150         94-3333306 P & M BMX ASSOCIATES               1675 NAOMI CT                      77-0154683 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TRIALS       2771 EL CAMINO REAL                94-2399592 PARADE SPONSORS ASSOCIATION OF     PO BOX 48                          23-7253602 PENINSUAL LEGAL SERVICES FOUNDATION 611 VETERANS BLVD STE 107          94-2848264 PENINSULA BOATING ASSOCIATION      PO BOX 944                         94-6104051 PENINSULA ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL  541 MIDDLEFIELD RD                 94-6104975 PROJECT BILLBOARD                  2010 BROADWAY ST STE 200           20-0380770 REAL ESTATE ALLIANCE FOR CHARITY   390 BRIDGE PKWY STE C              94-3264169 REDWOOD CITY DEVELOPMENT           1017 MIDDLEFIELD RD                94-2920525 REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN ASSN         PO BOX 653                         77-0198132 REDWOOD CITY FIREMENS ASSOCIATION  755 MARSHALL ST                    94-6078978 REDWOOD CITY ROD & GUN CLUB        PO BOX 2117                        94-1671593 REDWOOD OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD          31 CENTER ST                       94-3292205 REDWOOD SHORES ROWING & PADDLING   3 DANA POINT CT                    43-1970778 ROUND ZERO                         3031 WHISPERWAVE CIR               77-0471070 SAN FRANCISCO FILM FOUNDATION      270 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY PMB 513    94-3341839 SAN JOSE FIRE RESERVE INDUSTRIAL   PO BOX 5682                        94-2648784 SAN MATEO COUNTY DENTAL AUXILIARY  240 TWIN DOLPHIN DR STE A          94-6104998 SAN MATEO INFORMATION & COMMUNITY  621 MIDDLEFIELD RD                 94-1635519 SCHREYER FAMILY FOUNDATION         3 LAGOON DR STE 400                94-3243714 SEQUOIA CONCERT ASSOCIATION        PO BOX 623                         94-6107623 SEQUOIA RIFLE CLUB INC             PO BOX 182                         94-6138705 SEVENTH DIRECTION SOCIETY          333 MADRONE ST                     94-3103662 SHANNAN PRICE SCHOLARSHIP          2404 WASHINGTON AVE                74-3194227 SILICON VALLEY SOCCER ASSOCIATION  PO BOX 5693                        94-3248414 SMCROP ALUMNI ASSOCIATION          101 TWIN DOLPHIN DR                94-3253812 SOCIAL CYBERNETICS INSTITUTE - S C 1000 MARSHALL ST                   94-1667000 SONRISE PLACE                      PO BOX 519                         94-3224832 STORAGE BRIDGE BAY WORKING GROUP   643 BAIR ISLAND RD STE 103         20-3117969 SUMMIT FOUNDATION                  220 TWIN DOLPHIN DR STE B          94-2679288 SUPREME COURT FORESTERS OF AMERICA PO BOX 128                         94-0480937 TAULAMA FOR TONGANS                2625 BRIARFIELD AVE                94-3198487 THEATER SPECTRUM INC               PO BOX 705                         94-2807826 TOGETHER WE CAN                    5 CIRRUS CT                        77-0564693 UNITED STATES CONFEDERATION OF     962 STONY HILL RD                  94-3211229 UTOPA PHARMACUTICAL CORP           1179 JUNIPERO AVE                  94-3310243 WHS CLASS OF 2008 PARENTS GROUP    217 HILLSDALE WAY                  20-1895451 WIDOWS SUPPORT NETWORK             465 CORK HARBOR CIR A              20-0975420 WILLIAM EDUARD FABER FOUNDATION    600 GALVESTON DR                   94-3193031

The Pensions Protection Act of 2006 now requires all organizations to file returns, regardless of their revenue.

Before 2006, only organizations with annual revenue of $25,000 or more—roughly one-third of the 1.6 million nonprofit groups—were required to file.

But many of the groups listed wouldn't even notice the loss of the tax-exempt status. Many have naturally disbanded.

The active political action committee, Friends of Redwood City, for example, is listed as a non-profit because the group organized one brief educational project, according to member Gail Rabbe. The event was sponsored by the Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge, and the non-profit arm has not completed any other events since then.

It is not uncommon for many organizations to perform a few isolated charitable events, then become defunct or inactive.

The IRS has created a process for nonprofit groups with annual revenue less than $25,000 that find themselves on the list and wish to reapply for tax exemption, including a reduced fee of $100.

For a list of Frequently Asked Questions, visit the IRS’ website.