(2) charitable;
(3) scientific;
(4) literary;
(5) education; or
(6) similar purposes
- PUBLIC CHARITY
- a charity that – under certain tests – is deemed to receive the major portion of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)
- PRIVATE FOUNDATION
- organizations that – although charities – are deemed to receive a substantial portion of their support from non-public sources (eg from small groups of individuals). A private foundation is subject to additional restrictions on its activities and its financial dealings (including income accumulation).