INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE                                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

P. O. BOX 762

CINCINNATI, OH 45201

Employer Identification Number:

Date: JAN 282004                                       33-0887131

DLN:

17053314037003

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS                     Contact Person:

SCOUT/SNIPER ASSOCIATION                       RICHARD K DOLFI ID# 31363

PO BOX 762                                                                                           Contact Telephone Number:

MONUMENT, CO 22134-762                          (877) 829-5500

Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c) (19)

Accounting Period Ending: December 31

Form 990 Required: Yes

Addendum Applies: No

Dear Applicant:

Based on information supplied, and assuming your operations will be as stated in your application for recognition of exemption, we have determined you are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in the section indicated above.

Unless specifically excepted, you are liable for taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (social security taxes) for each employee to whom you pay $100 or more during a calendar year. And, unless excepted, you are

also liable for tax under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act for each employee to whom you pay $50 or more during a calendar quarter if, during the current

or preceding calendar year, you had one or more employees at any time in each of 20 calendar weeks or you paid wages of $1,500 or more in any calendar

quarter. If you have any questions about excise, employment, or other Federal taxes, please address them to this office.

If your sources of support, or your purposes, character, or method of operation change, please let us know so we can consider the effect of the

change on your exempt status. In the case of an amendment to your organizational document or bylaws, please send us a copy of the amended document or bylaws. Also, you should inform us of all changes in your name or address.

In the heading of this letter we have indicated whether you must file Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. If Yes is indicated, you are required to file Form 990 only if your gross receipts each year are

normally more than $25,000. However, if you receive a Form 990 package in the mail, please file the return even if you do not exceed the gross receipts test. If you are not required to file, simply attach the label provided, check the box in the heading to indicate that your annual gross receipts are normally $25,000 or less, and sign the return.

If a return is required, it must be filed by the 15th day of the fifth

Letter 948 (DO/CG)