An Employer Identification Number (EIN), also known as a Federal Tax Identification Number, is used to identify a business entity.
Prior to 2001, the first two digits of an EIN (the EIN Prefix) indicated the business was located in a particular geographic area. In 2001, EIN assignment was centralized, although all 10 campuses can assign an EIN, if necessary.
As a result of the centralization effort, the EIN prefix no longer has the same significance. The EIN prefix now only indicates which campus assigned the EIN. Each campus has certain prefixes available for use, as well as prefixes that are solely for use by the online application and the Small Business Administration. The prefix breakdown is shown in the table below:
Campus/Other Location |
Valid EIN Prefixes |
Andover
|
10, 12
|
Atlanta
|
60, 67
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Austin
|
50, 53
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Brookhaven
|
01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 11, 13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25, 34, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 65
|
Cincinnati
|
30, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 61
|
Fresno
|
15, 24
|
Kansas City
|
40, 44
|
Memphis
|
94, 95
|
Ogden
|
80, 90
|
Philadelphia
|
33, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 91, 92, 93, 98, 99
|
Internet
|
20, 26, 27
Note: Prefixes 26 and 27 were previously assigned by the Philadelphia campus.
|
Small Business Administration (SBS)
|
31 |
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