In a letter dated May 2nd, 2019 the San Francisco Sailing Science Center received its Exemption Letter from the IRS, confirming it as exempt from federal income tax as a public charity under IRC Section 501(c)(3). The determination was made retroactive to our date of incorporation on January 22, 2018. We received a subsequent determination from the the State of California's Franchise Tax Board.

While perseverance isn't a guarantee of success, quitting is a guarantee of failure. It's the easy way out when the going gets tough. Few people quit at the bottom of the mountain; the prospect of making it to the peak sounds so glorious. It’s midway up when the breathing is hard, and the legs are tired, that people turn back. The ones who quit will never see the view, which is made all the better for the effort and discomfort experienced by those who got to the top. Unfortun