When your organization is getting set up with Chariot, we may request additional documentation from you to confirm your affiliation with your organization. If this further verification is required, we will reach out to request an EIN Issuance Letter, Letter of Affirmation, and EIN Verification Letter, all of which are issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

An EIN Issuance Letter is the notice that you should have received from the IRS when you applied for your Employer Identification Number (EIN). See an example below:

If you do not have an EIN Issuance Letter on hand, please contact the IRS Business & Specialty Tax Line at 800-829-4933 (toll-free number). The IRS call center is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, Monday - Friday.

A Letter of Affirmation can be used by a tax-exempt organization to confirm its status. To request an Letter of Affirmation, you must provide the following information: Full Name, EIN, and Authorized Signature of an Officer or Trustee. See an example below:

If you do not have a Letter of Affirmation on hand, please contact the IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities Customer Account Services at 877-829-5500 (toll-free number). The IRS call center is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, Monday - Friday.

An EIN Verification Letter is the record of how your entity is filed with the IRS. See an example below:

If you do not have an EIN Verification Letter on hand, please contact the IRS Business & Specialty Tax Line at 800-829-4933 (toll-free number). The IRS call center is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, Monday - Friday.