How do I check the status of my application for Tax-Exempt status?

Once your application is assigned to a specialist, and the IRS has not contacted you regarding your application, you can contact the IRS by phone, fax, or mail to check on the status of your application.

You will need the following information before you contact us to verify a letter application status:

1. Name of the organization.
2. Organization’s employer identification number (EIN)
3. Application number.
4. The date application was submitted.
5. Indicate if you are an office or director legally authorized to represent the applicant.
6. Practitioners may need to submit a valid Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative (PDF), or Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization (PDF).

By Phone

Call 877-829-5500 (toll-free)

By Fax

Fax your information to 855-224-1311

By Mail

Internal Revenue Service
EO Determinations
Attn: Manager, EO Correspondence
P.O. Box 2508
Room 6-403
Cincinnati, OH 45202

By Express and Overnight Delivery

Internal Revenue Service
Room 6-403
550 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Attn: Manager, EO Correspondence