Not neccesarily, a lot of ELCA churches get their 501(c)(3) stautus throught the larger church body. A lot of individual churches can’t/won’t/don’t spend the time or money to get their own tax status. So if that’s Clear Lake’s case then it could be threatened.
“”Not neccesarily, a lot of ELCA churches get their 501(c)(3) stautus throught the larger church body. A lot of individual churches can’t/won’t/don’t spend the time or money to get their own tax status. So if that’s Clear Lake’s case then it could be threatened.””
This was my specialty as a CPA. I used to be on retainer with the ELCA(and many other denominations)for tax advisory purposes years ago(for a Pennsylvania Synod), prior to my retirement. Any church has tax exempt status under 501 c(3) automatically and does not have to file a form 1024 application for tax exemption. Just being a church is all they have to do. They don’t have to worry about any umbrella exemption. This is not true for any other type of non profit organization other than churches.