s we went to press last issue we got another in a long series of calls from Matt Claman of Anchorage, Alaska—the boatman/lawyer who took on the forbidding task of trying to get tax-deductible status for GCRG.
These calls had been coming on a regular basis for the last year or so—he was usually looking for a few hundred more facts, figures, statistics or something that the IRS wanted to see. And though he often sounded a bit weary of the project, and although getting the actual 501(c)3 status rarely seemed to get much closer, he never seemed to begrudge us his time.

Considering he and Lisa have two babies and are trying to make a living, it’s amazing he never said, “Umm, why don’t we just forget it you guys…”
But this call was different. He had just talked to the IRS and gotten word that our request had at long last been approved! GCRG is now a 501(c)(3) organization, and your contributions to us are now tax-deductible.
So—to all of you who have been waiting to send us millions of dollars, go for it. And Matt—Thanks immeasurably, thanks from all of us. You’re our hero.