The National Repertory Orchestra had originally thought it was unable to participate in the Colorado Gives Day campaign going through Dec. 10, but that has since changed and it now can.

In mid-October, the National Repertory Orchestra was notified it no longer appeared on the Internal Revenue Service’s nonprofit ‘master file,’ which made it ineligible to take part in the statewide Colorado Gives Day campaign. The issue arose from an Internal Revenue Service systems error, and as a result, the National Repertory Orchestra is now having to make up for lost fundraising time before the end of the year, staff members say.

Officials with the nonprofit said thanks to its Director of Development Åsa Armstrong, Colorado’s Taxpayer Advocate Services and Colorado Gives Day Regional Champion and Executive Director of The Summit Foundation, Jeanne Bistranin, the mistake has been remedied.

“The community saw it was an erroneous mistake that was out of our control and so they came together to support us,” said Chief Executive Officer Dave DePeters. “Knowing this is one of the most crucial times of fundraising for nonprofits, it was a significant issue. We are grateful for all who participated and responded so quickly, but it is impossible to know to what extent this has impacted our year-end fundraising efforts.”

Donations can now be made at ColoradoGives.org/organization/nromusic.