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nonprofit organization

vr.tr.nonprofit-organization · SOC.ORG

Let an agent handle nonprofits by legal form, purpose, registration, governance and finances, and verify charity status before trusting appeals.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle nonprofits by legal form, purpose, registration, governance and finances, and verify charity status before trusting appeals.

An organisation that operates for a public or mutual benefit purpose rather than distributing profits to owners, such as a charity, association, foundation or community organisation.

What it is for: Pursuing social, cultural, educational, health or mutual aid purposes.

It can be donate to or volunteer with it; verify its registration; read its accounts and reports; hold it to account through regulators.

Distinguishing features

Non-distribution of profits to owners

Purpose-driven, often with tax advantages

Regulated by charity regulators in many countries

Can earn revenue while remaining nonprofit

What it looks like

Offices, services, websites and campaigns; charity registration numbers on materials.

How it is recognised

Charity or nonprofit registration numbers

Legal forms such as foundation or association

Services such as settlement houses, milk banks or veterans organisations

Related models

is a kind of - legal entity

organization

is regulated by - oversight

charity regulator

receives - funding

donation

is confused with - may distribute profit

social enterprise

In practice

Families and kinds

charities

associations and societies

foundations

social enterprises in nonprofit form

religious and community organisations

Identifiers

charity registration number jurisdiction-specific for example England and Wales charity numbers

EIN with 501(c)(3) status nine digits United States

Standards and regulation

Charity law and regulators

Tax exemption rules

Fundraising regulation

Anti-money-laundering rules for nonprofits

Failure modes and hazards

Fake charities and scam appeals

Governance failures

Misuse of funds

Also called

disabled veterans’ organizationimaretfeminist health centersHouse of Diligencesettlement househuman milk bankUniversity Affiliated Research Centercontrada of Sienasuppressed Contrada of Sienadiocese of the Catholic Churchdefunct Roman Catholic dioceseRoman Catholic archdioceseLatin patriarchateVere Nullius de San IldefonsoLandeskircheintact churchdestroyed churchRukun Tetanggaconference teamspolečenství vlastníků jednotekcommunity organizationaid agencywriters unionUS-Ireland AllianceMāori not-for-profit social enterprisesInstituição Particular de Solidariedade SocialCenter for Public Interest & Human Rights LawRouvasväenyhdistysevidovaná právnická osoba církve a náboženské společnostiReligious association (Kazakhstan)religious corporationpublic associationERIKSacademy trustvolunteer-run organizationsocial-profit organizationnon-profit organizationtransportation management associationBooksOnWallnon profit company

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which organisation.

Registration identifies nonprofits.

Registration

Registry and number.

Registration

Registration details.

  1. Is it registered, and under which number? provenance
  2. Is its registration current? boundary

Legal form

Charity, association, foundation.

Form

Its legal form.

  1. What is its legal form? definition
  2. What tax status does it have? provenance
Purpose and activities What it does.

Purpose defines a nonprofit.

Purpose

Objects.

Purpose

Stated objects.

  1. What is its registered purpose? provenance
  2. Do its activities match it? boundary

Services

Programmes.

Services

Services provided.

  1. What services does it provide, and to whom? definition
  2. How can people access them? action
Governance and finance How it is run and funded.

Accounts show where money goes.

Governance

Trustees and board.

Governance

Who governs.

  1. Who are its trustees or directors? provenance
  2. How are conflicts managed? boundary

Finance

Income and spending.

Accounts

Financial summary.

  1. What are its income and spending, from its latest accounts? measurement
  2. How much goes to its purpose? measurement
Trust Verifying appeals.

Scam appeals imitate real charities.

Verification

Checking an appeal.

Verification

How to verify.

  1. How can a donor verify this appeal is genuine? action
  2. Does the regulator hold concerns? boundary

Complaints

Reporting problems.

Complaints

Where to complain.

  1. Where can concerns be reported? action
  2. What protections exist for whistleblowers? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should legal forms be separate entries?
  • How should agents verify charities across jurisdictions?
  • How should registration data be linked?
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