501(c)(3)

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501(c)(3) is a U.S. federal tax-exempt designation for nonprofit organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or similar purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Internal Revenue Code status
U.S. federal tax-exempt designation
administeredBy Internal Revenue Service
appliesTo charitable organizations
educational organizations
literary organizations
nonprofit organizations
organizations fostering national or international amateur sports competition
organizations preventing cruelty to children or animals
organizations testing for public safety
private foundations
private operating foundations
public charities
religious organizations
scientific organizations
classificationCriterion public support test
consequenceOfNonCompliance revocation of tax-exempt status
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distinguishedFrom 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations
501(c)(6) business leagues
governedBy Treasury Regulations under section 501(c)(3)
U.S. federal tax law
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States
language English
legalBasis 501(c)(3) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3)
partOf section 501(c) categories of exempt organizations
prohibits participation or intervention in political campaigns on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office
provides eligibility for certain grants and public funding
eligibility for nonprofit postal rates
relatedConcept charitable contribution deduction under Internal Revenue Code section 170
private benefit doctrine
private inurement doctrine
unrelated business income tax
requires annual information return filing on Form 990 series for most organizations
application on IRS Form 1023 or Form 1023-EZ for most organizations
charitable purpose
dissolution clause dedicating assets to exempt purposes
exempt purpose clause in organizing documents
no part of net earnings may inure to the benefit of private shareholders or individuals
no substantial part of activities may be carrying on propaganda or attempting to influence legislation
non-distribution constraint on profits
operational test
organization must be operated exclusively for exempt purposes
organization must be organized exclusively for exempt purposes
organizational test
scope federal income tax only and does not automatically confer state or local tax exemption
startDate 1954
taxBenefit federal income tax exemption for qualifying organizations
tax-deductible charitable contributions for donors

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Farm Aid nonprofitStatus 501(c)(3)
501(c)(3) legalBasis 501(c)(3) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3)
Hunter's Hope Foundation operatesAs 501(c)(3)
this entity surface form: 501(c)(3) organization