Well, I run a 501(c)3, scientific research, (&quot;making an open source anticancer drug&quot;) and the IRS held up my application for a year and a half on what should have been a very straightforward application.  While I was waiting I had to quit my job at a big research institute to avoid use of time conflicts and literally drove for Lyft and Uber to make ends meet.<p>It turned out that the IRS had bolo&#x27;d (&quot;be on the lookout&quot;) all applications that used &quot;open source&quot; and although I don&#x27;t know for sure it seems like that was what caused the problem.