Thanks all for your help. It seems that indeed we are not able to solicit tax-deductible donations from US citizens given our current standing. I will therefore...

Ok fantastic, thank you for the answer, TaxGuyBill. This is what I needed to know. I'll let the administration at my institute know so that we can begin the 102...

Thanks for the info. Well, I believe the form we registered with (W-8BEN-E) is specifically for foreign entities. We do have a TIN with the IRS even though the ...