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Some non-profit organizations can broadly be described as "charities" — like the American Red Cross. Some are strictly for the private benefit of the members — like country clubs, or condominium associations. Others fall somewhere in between — like labor unions, chambers of commerce, or cooperative electric companies. [1]
Charities Act 2022 (c. 6) Medical Charities Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 68) Recreational Charities Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 17) References
A nonprofit organization in Australia can choose from a number of legal forms depending on the needs and activities of the organization: co-operative, company limited by guarantee, unincorporated association, incorporated association (by the Associations Incorporation Act 1985) or incorporated association or council (by the Commonwealth ...
[37] [38] A private nonprofit organization, GuideStar, provides information on 501(c)(3) organizations. [39] [40] ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer provides copies of each organization's Form 990 and, for some organizations, audited financial statements. [41] Open990 is a searchable database of information about organizations over time. [42]
Strictly speaking the CIO is a new entity, and there is no continuity of legal personality with the former charity. (Despite a natural reading of Chapter Four of the Charities Act 2011, [6] this is true even where the precursor charity is a charitable company.) This can have profound effects on the continuity of business, and can be a ...
The origins of 501(c)(4) organizations date back to the Revenue Act of 1913, which created a new group of tax-exempt organizations dedicated to social welfare in a precursor to what is now Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(4). [62] The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 introduced a new requirement on 501(c)(4) organizations. [63]
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The Charities Act 2006 introduced a new legal form of incorporation designed specifically for charities—the charitable incorporated organization (CIO)—with powers similar to a company but without the need to register as a company. Becoming a CIO was only made possible in 2013, with staggered introduction dates, with the charities with the ...