reccomend CPA to apply for 501c foundation status Poodle Brain?

Why not try filling out the Form 1023 or Form 1024 yourself? They are not that difficult to fill out, just tedious. I know several people who have done it themselves, and they were all approved without any sort of delays. The laws for tax-exempt status are written such that the tax-exempt status must be granted to any qualifying organization. You have to try pretty hard to do something disqualifying.

Save your money and use it to pay a CPA to prepare the Form 990, or appropriate annual disclosure, for your organization.

I wouldn't recommend anything with Tea Party I'm the name, otherwise you should be good.