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      <ExplanationTxt>Northern Arizona Audubon Society (EIN 31-1742628) is asking that penalties for the late filing of our form 990 not be assessed. The all-volunteer organization normally files the 990-N and has done so for at least the past ten years. At its March 2024 meeting the board adopted a new fiscal year. The new fiscal year is the calendar year, 1/1 12/31. Our president had some urgent family health issues to attend to and so we only recently realized that we had missed the new (to the organization) deadline to file on May 15. Thus, we respectfully request that the IRS not assess penalties for this late filing. If you have any questions, please contact Kay Hawklee, President, at birdnaas@gmail.com or (432) 703-0007.</ExplanationTxt>
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