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Article: Holy Land Pilgrimage Receives Tax-Exempt Status From IRS; Michigan Masonic Organization Has Sent Nearly 200 Ministers to Israel for Educational Research.
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- PR Newswire
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- February 5, 2003
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Holy Land Pilgrimage, a Masonic-sponsored organization that sends Christian ministers to Israel -- has received its 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. The tax-exempt status makes donations from eligible individuals, corporations and organizations tax-deductible, depending on the donor's tax status.
The Holy Land Pilgrimage was started in Detroit in 1977, and the first group of 7 ministers spent 10 days in traveling in Israel and the surrounding area. Since that time nearly 200 Michigan ministers have taken an expenses- paid trip to Israel. Following Michigan's ...