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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />LG220 Application for Exempt Permit, Information Sheet <br /> <br />12/03 <br /> <br />Who may be issued <br />an exempt permit? <br /> <br />!\n exempt permit Tay be issued to nonprofit organizations conducting lawful <br />gambling acti'iity on five or fewer days, and awarding less than S50,000 in prizes <br />during a calendar year. (Raf~les: Total cash prizes for a raffle may not exceed <br />512,000.) <br /> <br />Separate <br />applications <br />required <br /> <br />Complete a Separi-lte application for each occasion. An occasion may be either: <br />1. One day of gambling activity. <br />Example: If your organization wants to conduct gambling activity on Apri! 5. May 5, <br />and June 5. you must submit a separate application and fee for each activity date. <br />-OR- <br /> <br />2. Two or more consecutive days of gambling activity. <br />Example: If your organization wants to conduct gambling on July 3, 4, and 5 8t the same <br />sit.e, you inay subrnit only one application and one fee. <br /> <br />Raffle: If you are conducting a raffle, each day a drawing is held constitutes one day of <br />gambling. If drawings are held on more than five days in a calendar year, your organization <br />must obtain an organization license, a gambling manager's license, and a premises permit. <br /> <br />How to obtain a copy of proof of nonprofit status <br /> <br />Minnesota Secretary of State <br />Certificat~ of GQOc:lStanojng .:.1J_oDProH.L.6rJtcie$. <br />of Inc;9IQQ[f;!tiQ..Q <br />Attach a copy of your organizations Certificate <br />of Good Standing (317 A) showing incorporation <br />as a nonprofit organization. <br /> <br />IRS Income Tax Exemption <br />1)..D_Q~[ftmJtjQlli!1 orqanization <br />If your organization falls under a national organization, <br />attach both of the following: <br />1. a copy of the I RS letter showing that your national <br />organization has been a registered nonprofit 501 (c) <br />organization and carries a group ruling, and <br />2. a copy of the charter, or letter from your national <br />organization, recognizing your organization as a <br />subordinate. <br /> <br />OR <br /> <br />This certificate can be obtained from the <br />Minnesota Secretary of State: <br /> <br />Minnesota Secretary of State <br />Business Services Division <br />180 State Office Building <br />St. Paul, MN 55155 <br /> <br />tJQtLJ.r)_Q.~r a national oroClDjZi'ltigD. <br />If your organization does not fall under a national <br />organization. attach a copy of the IRS income tax <br />exemption [501 (c)] lettor in the name of your <br />organization, showing income tax exempt status. <br /> <br />Phone: 651-296-2803 <br /> <br />To obtain a copy of your federal income tax exelT'pt <br />letter, send yourfederallD number and the date your <br />organization initially applied for tax exempt status to: <br />IRS <br />P.O. Box 2508 <br />Room 4010 <br />Cincinnati,OH 45201 <br /> <br />Sales tax exempt status or federal 10 employer numbers are not proof of income tax exempt status. <br /> <br />Financial report <br />and recordkeeping <br />required <br /> <br />. A financial report form and instructions 'Nill be sent with your permit. <br /> <br />. Complete aild return the financial report form to the Board within 30 days of your <br />date of activity. <br /> <br />. Your organization must keep its gambling records for 3-1/2 years. <br /> <br />Questions? <br /> <br />Call the Licensing S,.,c'jon of the Gambling Control Board at 651-639-4000. 1f you use <br />a TTY, call the Boar-~i by using the f'v1innesota Relay Service and asf.; t..) piace a call to <br />651-639-4000. Or, ::heck our vv'eb site at www.gcb.state.mn.us. <br />