Legal Status

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="08fd4b83.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Hope Peace Love Compassion Charity (HPLCC)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>   |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hope Peace Love Compassion Charity (HPLC">home</A></div> <div> <A HREF="board.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Board of Directors">Board of Directors</A>   |   <B>Legal Status</B>   |   <A HREF="projects.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Projects">Projects</A>   |   <A HREF="contribute.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contribute">Contribute</A>   |   <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A>   |   <A HREF="acknowledgements.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</A>   |   <A HREF="photo_gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery">Photo Gallery</A>   |   <A HREF="heath.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Exercise Health">Exercise & Health</A>   |   <A HREF="related_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links">Related Links</A></div> <div> Legal Status</div> <div> HPLCC was incorporated Washington, D.C. on March 5th, 2007 and received approval from the United States Internal Revenue Service for exemption from Federal Income Tax under IRS Code 501 (c) (3).</div> <bR> <div> HPLCC is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.   Contributions to HPLCC are deductible under section 170 of the Code.  HPLCC is also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code.</div> <bR> <div> HPLCC is treated as a public charity.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>