Tax Information

The following information is provided for your convenience and may be helpful for your taxes.

Often times, this information is all an attorney or financial adviser will need to properly place the Lay Mission Project as the beneficiary of your estate, trust, retirement plan or insurance policy.

Ecclesiastical Titles
Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
dba Western Dominican Province

Legal Corporate Titles
Province of the Holy Name, Inc.
dba Western Dominican Province
dba Lay Mission Project

Address
5877 Birch Court
Oakland, CA 94618-1626

Phone: (510) 658-8722
Fax: (510) 658-1061

Federal Tax ID # 94-6081023

CA Incorporation # C0076872

Donations are deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Questions? Contact the Western Dominican Province’s Development Team:Phone: 510-295-0115
Email: development@opwest.org

Visit your donor portal to see your giving history and update your information.

Incorporation Information

The Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus (dba Western Dominican Province and dba Lay Mission Project) is a recognized 501(c)3 charity organization.

• We are recognized by the State of California as “Province of the Holy Name, Inc., a California Corporation”. Our California corporation number is 0076872 and our registration number is EX565004. Click here to visit the State of California Charity Database. Enter our registration number in the proper search field to confirm our listing.
• We are recognized by the US Federal Government under the IRS Group Ruling Determination Letter of March 1946 for the Roman Catholic Church in the US (Group Exemption #0928). Exempt organizations must provide a copy of the current IRS Group Ruling Determination Letter and their listing in the Official Catholic Directory to verify tax exempt status. Our Federal Tax ID number is 94-6081023. FYI: as a subordinate organization of a IRS Group Ruling, the Province of the Holy Name (dba Lay Mission Project) does not appear in the IRS’ Pub. 78 database.

Certified annually, the current IRS Group Ruling Determination Letter can be found here: USCCB Office of the General Counsel