Agreed we should look into this. I had a student who was a Gates scholar - had won a scholarship from the Gates Foundation for a combination of being intellgent, achieving and having a disability - and because she was going into a science or medicine She reported that the Foundation was very easy to work with. Macia On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 10:46 AM, John J. Boyer < john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Sam, > > We'll lookinto this. We should qualify under education. > > John > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 03:22:09PM +0000, Sam Boyer wrote: > > John & Board, > > > > I came accross the following website from the Bill & Melinda Gates > Foundation (Microsoft). > www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Pages/program-overview.aspx > > > > In reading through the various other pages it appears they only provide > grants to 501-C organizations for health care and education. That would > qualify Abilitiessoft. > > > > It may be worth while to investigate further. Given John's STEM award > it should give up a leg up on getting a grant. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sam Boyer > > Office: 303-766-1557 > > Cell: 303-915-4976 > > FAX: 303-766-8747 > > > > The information contained in this electronic communication and any > document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and > intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If > the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or > agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or > copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. > If you have received this communication in error, please immediately > notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank > you. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John J. Boyer <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: absoft-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 06:37:12 -0000 (UTC) > > Subject: [absoft-board] Application for tax-exempt status submitted > > > > We have sent in our application for tax exempt status. It took some time > > to get it filled out and reviewed. As soon as we have the letter from > > the IRS we will start work on Directors and Officers Insurance. There > > may be some difficulty finding money for the premium. > > > > John > > > > -- > > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer > > Abilitiessoft, Inc. > > http://www.abilitiessoft.com > > Madison, Wisconsin USA > > Developing software for people with disabilities > > > > > > -- > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer > Abilitiessoft, Inc. > http://www.abilitiessoft.com > Madison, Wisconsin USA > Developing software for people with disabilities > > > -- Marcia