Karl and all,
Yes I have been following this situation very closely as well
and can also confirm that at least the IRS has not accepted
ICANN as a 501(c)(3) status, and cannot really determine
at this juncture whether or not they should be granted
such a status.
Given the nature of ICANN as
I have had it confirmed, ICANN still does not have IRS 501(c) status.
Their application is apparently, after 18 months, still pending.
(This is not surprising given that ICANN is trying to squeeze into
501(c)(3) and doesn't really seem to fit into any of the defined
categories of 501(c)(3).)
T