On April 8th 2015 the IRS granted Melbourne Makerspace status as a charitable organization.
For specifics on the government rules relating to this status see:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4221pc.pdf
Special thanks goes to member Gene Wade for making this possible.
Mr. Wade, thank you.
![Gene Wade](http://crm.melbournemakerspace.com:81/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141203_161225-1024x768.jpg)