After six long years and endless appeals, the IRS has finally granted the Albuquerque Tea Party (ATP) its long-overdue status as a nonprofit 401c(4) organization! ATP President Graham Bartlett states, "The decision by the IRS is a win for free speech for all parties."
ATP is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to educating the public on the importance of the core principles of constitutionally limited government and the free enterprise system.
As an example of ATP activities, on July 18 we are hosting a Mayoral Candidates' Forum at the UNM Continuing Education Building, 1634 University Blvd. NE, in which all eight of the mayoral candidates have promised to attend. The event will be moderated by the League of Women Voters. Refreshments will be provided at a "Meet and Greet" starting at 6:30 PM, with the Forum beginning at 7:00 PM.
ATP hosted a similar event, also moderated by the League of Women Voters, for Albuquerque Public School Board candidates back in January of this year.
These events illustrate just how unjustified the long delay in granting ATP's nonprofit status really was. We hope the IRS will continue what appears to be its new and more balanced approach to evaluating applications for nonprofit status by conservative organizations interested in public affairs.
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) represented the ATP pro bono before the IRS.
For more information, contact Graham Bartlett at gbartlett@abqteaparty.com.
ATP is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to educating the public on the importance of the core principles of constitutionally limited government and the free enterprise system.
As an example of ATP activities, on July 18 we are hosting a Mayoral Candidates' Forum at the UNM Continuing Education Building, 1634 University Blvd. NE, in which all eight of the mayoral candidates have promised to attend. The event will be moderated by the League of Women Voters. Refreshments will be provided at a "Meet and Greet" starting at 6:30 PM, with the Forum beginning at 7:00 PM.
ATP hosted a similar event, also moderated by the League of Women Voters, for Albuquerque Public School Board candidates back in January of this year.
These events illustrate just how unjustified the long delay in granting ATP's nonprofit status really was. We hope the IRS will continue what appears to be its new and more balanced approach to evaluating applications for nonprofit status by conservative organizations interested in public affairs.
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) represented the ATP pro bono before the IRS.
For more information, contact Graham Bartlett at gbartlett@abqteaparty.com.
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