RRF Time Line

4-15-03

Ginger Catanzaro passes and the Raggs' Reef Foundation is born.

4-17-03

RRF files Articles of Incorpration to become a non-profit corp, and obtains an Employer Identification Number.

6-26-03

RRF Articles of Incorporation are resubmited and approved by the State of Florida.

7-20-03

RRF adopts By-laws and appoints a board of directors.

7-29-03

RRF files an amendment to its articles of incorporation. Spelling shall read as Raggs' Reef Foundation.

9-04-03

First meeting of the RRF and the AREEC.

10-11-03

RRF first site survey dives.

10-24-03

RRF second site survey dives.

10-27-03

RRF files for EIN Name change.

11-07-03

RRF Third site survey dives.

12-?-03

RRF submits the site survey to Palm Beach County ERM for a new permit from the ARMY Corp of Engineers.

12-9-03

RRF submits forms 8718, 1023, and 872-c to the IRS for 501C3 tax exemption status. (36 pages and months worth of work)

1-08-04

RRF second meeting with the AREEC. (the AREEC gives RRF its blessing to build a reef!!)

1-21-04

IRS requires more information for tax exempt determination.

1-28-04

RRF amends articles of INC to include a disolution clause, and obtains a letter stating AREEC permision to build a reef.

2-7-04

RRF sends additional info to IRS (9 pages).

2-08-04

RRF files 2004 UBR.

2-9-04

RRF site vist at ORA.

2-11-04

RRF recieves an advanced ruling from the IRS and becomes tax exempt.

3-?-04

Permits are submited to the Army Corps of engineers

3-15-04

RRF obtains 2004 florida sales tax exemption

Late spring 2004

RRF (AREEC) obtains a premit from the state of Florida to build a reef

2-?-05

RRF files 2005 UBR, 2004 Taxes, and obtains a 2005 state sales tax exemption

2-15-05

Palm Beach County Commision aproves an agreement to allow RRF to build a reef named Raggs' Reef

6-2005

Fisheries impact statment, and archeological survey submited to the ACOE and DEP

7-2005

Clarification on two issues for fisheries impact assesment sent back to ACOE

8-2005

More clarification sent to the ACOE

ACOE says that it intends to issue the permit. The actual writing of the permit may take some time

11-?-05

ACOE sends a letter of intent to issue the permit to ERM

May  2006

ACOE issues the permit to allow construction of Raggs' Reef

July 27th 2006

Raggs' Reef is completed

12-31-06

Raggs" Reef Foundation Inc. is closed and will no longer conduct business as a 501c3. This does not mean that we can no longer buld another reef. The permit is ours and can still be used.

3-17-07

Raggs Reef is dedicated