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Types of Tax-Exempt Organizations
(by Internal Revenue Code section number)

 

§501(c)(1) Corporations Organized Under Act of Congress (including Federal Credit Unions)
§501(c)(2) Title Holding Corporation For Exempt Organization
§501(c)(3) Charitable Organizations, including:  
  • Foundations
  • Religious Organizations
  • Charitable Organizations
  • Educational Organizations
  • Arts Organizations
  • Scientific and Research Organizations
  • Literary Organizations
  • Public Safety Testing Organizations
  • Amateur Sports Organizations
  • Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals
  • Low Income Housing Providers
§501(c)(4) Civic leagues, Community Organizations, Other Social Welfare Organizations. and Local Associations of Employees
§501(c)(5) Labor and Agricultural Organizations
§501(c)(6) Trade Associations, Chambers of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, and Other Business Leagues
§501(c)(7) Hobby, Social, Recreational, and Country Clubs
§501(c)(8) Fraternal Beneficiary Societies, Orders, and Associations
§501(c)(9) Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Associations
§501(c)(10) Domestic Fraternal Societies, Orders and Associations
§501(c)(11) Teachers' Retirement Fund Associations
§501(c)(12) Benevolent Life Insurance Associations, Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Companies, Mutual or Cooperative Telephone Companies, Etc.
§501(c)(13) Cemetery Companies
§501(c)(14) State Chartered Credit Unions, Mutual Reserve Funds
§501(c)(15) Mutual Insurance Companies or Associations
§501(c)(16) Cooperative Organizations to Finance Crop Operations
§501(c)(17) Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Trusts
§501(c)(18) Employee Funded Pension Trust (created before June 25, 1959)
§501(c)(19) Veterans' Organizations
§501(c)(20) Group Legal Service Plans
§501(c)(21) Black Lung Benefit Trusts
§501(c)(22) Withdrawal Liability Payment Funds
§501(c)(23) Certain Pre-1880 Veterans' Organizations
§501(c)(24) §4049 ERISA Trusts
§501(c)(25) Title Holding Corporations or Trusts with Multiple Parents
§501(c)(26) State-Sponsored High-Risk Health Coverage Organizations
§501(c)(27) State-Sponsored Worker's Compensation Reinsurance Organizations
§501(d) Religious and Apostolic Associations
§501(e) Cooperative Hospital Service Organizations
§501(f) Cooperative Service Organization of Operating Educational Organizations
§501(k) Child Care Organization
§521(a) Farmers' Cooperative Associations
§527 Political Parties, Campaign Committees and Political Action Committees

 

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