Even the IRS Is Doing Its Part to Support the Needs of Military Service Members and Veterans

Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation of Los Gatos is Formed, A Foundation Where Courage and Compassion Intersect

The Internal Revenue Service just granted 501 (c)(3) non-profit status to a small committee of veterans and patriotic volunteers who recently gave birth to a new Foundation known as the Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation of Los Gatos. Los Gatos is a small town with just over 30,400 residents located in Northern California. The Foundation intends to erect and manage in perpetuity, a memorial in downtown Los Gatos, one that celebrates freedom and gives tribute to service members and veterans of the United States military.

The memorial is intended to recognize the courage and loyalty demonstrated by the brave men and women who have fought in conflicts, cataclysmic war and in so many ways, defend the freedom that defines America. The organization also plans to conduct celebrations in connection with national holidays that serve to educate the community on the spirit of those who have put so much on the line to rise to the limitless horizons of freedom. 

And of paramount importance, the Foundation has been formed to support the critical needs of service members, Veterans and their families.

Recent applications for non-profit status approval often typically require a minimum of ten months for review. And, according the Foundation lawyer Michael Bays, “It is not unheard of for a review to require as much as 20 months”. The Foundation received its approval in 69 days from date of postmark, weekends and holiday season included, which suggests that the IRS is attempting to be responsive to public desire to support the needs of the deserving men and women in America’s military.

The Los Gatos Town Council unanimously recently authorized the Foundation to develop and submit proposals for the design of the memorial likely to be placed at the Civic Center on East Main Street. “The right to build a memorial in such a prominent place in the center of Town is both a profound privilege and responsibility” said Ellen Manzo, Marketing Director. “By this right, the Foundation becomes the reservoir and resonator of important chapters of American history. In a sense, one might say that the Foundation is about service on the front lines – as warriors and as humanitarians – and even more, about the courage and compassion of the individuals behind it.”
Readers can learn more information about the Foundation and how to participate in this worthwhile endeavor from the Foundation’s website: www.HonorAVet.org.

Media Inquiries:
Ellen Manzo
Marketing Director
Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation of Los Gatos
www.honoravet.org