Words and Images by BA Ciccolella.
We wanted to take a moment today to thank everyone in the community for the support that we have received since we founded Spotlight News. It’s certainly been a weird time to start a business, but our community has come together in so many unique ways since March 7, and we appreciate every single one of you.
Today, we are announcing our first baby step on the way to growing this business- we have received confirmation of our 501c3 status from the IRS. For those of you who aren’t familiar with technical IRS tax jargon, basically this means we are officially a non-profit organization! We still have a few more steps to complete, but very soon we will be able to accept tax-deductible donations as a company.
Anyone interested in being a future donor to Spotlight News should please feel free to contact us so that we can keep you in the loop as to where we are in our process.
In somewhat related news, we are also looking for a few more board members who are interested in helping us get this company off the ground, and who believe in our mission of providing quality community journalism to the Hampton Roads area. If you are interested in joining our board, please send a letter of interest to Moriah Joy, Secretary, Spotlight News at this email address.
Again, thank you all so much for your support these last 6 months (can anyone else believe it’s been 6 months?!?). We look forward to continuing to provide and expand on our quality community journalism, and serve you, our friends and neighbors in Hampton Roads.