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501(c) is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. ยง 501(c)), listing twenty-eight types of non-profit organizations exempt from some Federal ...
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990-PF: The federal information tax return used for all private foundations filing under tax-exempt status. - GOSW and Forum of Regional Associations of ...
990-T: The federal tax form that must be filed by any nonprofits (including private foundations) that have gross unrelated trade or business income of $1,000 ...
Abuse is a general term for the use or treatment of something (person, thing, idea, etc.) that causes some kind of harm (to the abused ...
Accountability: Private foundations must be accountable to the public because foundation donors and the institutions they create receive important tax benefits and are consequently required ...
Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent (or parents) other than the birth parents. Adoption results in the severing ...
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. This is often done in the workplace or through 'extension' or 'continuing education' courses at ...
Advocacy: A broad range of activities to defend or maintain a cause or proposal and to push for changes in public policy. These activities may ...
Affordable housing is a dwelling where the total housing costs are affordable to those living in that housing unit. In the United States and Canada, ...
Ageing or aging is the process of becoming older. This traditional definition was recently challenged in the new "Handbook of the Biology of Aging" (Academic ...
Air pollution is a chemical, physical (e.g. particulate matter), or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex, ...
The American Counseling Association (ACA) is a non-profit, professional organization that is dedicated to the counseling profession. ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing ...
Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer unnecessarily, including where the animals are used for food, work, ...
An art center or arts centre is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a ...
Art education is the area of learning that is based upon the visual, tangible arts—drawing, painting, sculpture, and design in jewelry, pottery, weaving, fabrics, etc ...
A person who is already in the U.S. (usually on a temporary visa) and can prove a well-founded fear of persecution if sent back to ...
Audit: An independent examination of the accounting records and other evidence relating to an organization to support the expression of an impartial expert opinion about ...
Beautification is the process of making visual improvements in a town or city, typically to an urban area. This most often involves planting trees, shrubbery, ...
A bequest is the disposition of property by will. Strictly, "bequest" is used of personal property, and "devise" of real property. - Wikipedia at: ...
administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions. Administration can be defined as the ...
