THE LUMINOUS ENDOWMENT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS FORMALLY DESIGNATED AS TAX-EXEMPT PUBLIC CHARITY
- all donations made to The Endowment since its inception on June 25, 2014 now eligible for US tax deduction -

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. & TORONTO, ON. October 1, 2015 – The Luminous Endowment for Photographers (“The Endowment”) is pleased to announce that the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has approved The Endowment’s application for status as a tax-exempt Public Charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  This status is retroactive to the founding of The Endowment on June 25, 2014 and tax receipts will be issued for past donations in due course.
“Being recognized as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity greatly enhances our ability to help current and future photographers capture, create and preserve works of lasting beauty and significance”, stated Michael Reichmann, the founder and President of the Endowment.  “By helping photographic artists, archivists and educato...