FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 5, 2020
Protecting Our Students Granted 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status
Las Vegas, NV – Protecting Our Students is proud to announce it is now officially a public charity with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Contributions donated to Protecting Our Students are fully tax-deductible. Protecting Our Students is also now eligible to apply for government and foundation grants, which will further broaden its access to resources and strengthen its ability to serve the K-12 schools across the nation.
“Obtaining 501(c)(3) status is a major milestone for Protecting Our Students,” remarked President and Co-founder Robert Jordan. “This opens many doors for us to expand fundraising activities and fully realize our goals as a charitable organization invested in merging school gun safety and security into a standardized policy that can be applied uniformly to K-12 schools, keeping our children safe at our schools across the nation.”
Protecting Our Students exists to reduce and end gun violence in schools by implementing the POSSafetyNet℠ Assessment and Certification program. We are dedicated to putting an end to the era of school shootings that weighs on a generation of American students.
The Protecting Our Students Tax Identification Number (EID) is 84-2441012. The IRS letter granting Protecting Our Students its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status is available upon request. Donation inquiries can be sent to donations@protectingourstudents.org.
About Protecting Our Students:
Protecting Our Students is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that partners with educational institutions and public and private consultants; Certified School Safety Professionals, School Security & Crisis Preparedness Specialist, Law Enforcement, and Government Agencies. Our Mission is to provide a uniform policy to reduce and end school shootings in our K-12 schools. Our proprietary comprehensive evaluation process can be applied to assess schools everywhere.
For more information, please visit https://www.protectingourstudents.org/ or contact Co-founder Robert Jordan at info@protectingourstudents.org.
