Laws, Regulations & Annotations

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880.0000 WELFARE EXEMPTION

(b) WELFARE EXEMPTION – CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Annotation 880.0582

880.0582 Use of Property. The use of property by a membership organization may qualify for the exemption if the organization drafts its articles of incorporation and organizational documents to demonstrate that its primary purpose is charitable and that its activities will benefit the community at large rather than only its own membership, and if the organizational applies for and receives charitable status with the Internal Revenue Service under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and/or with the Franchise Tax Board under Revenue and Taxation Code section 23701d. However, if the membership organization's primary purpose is to raise funds and its meetings could be characterized as "fundraising meetings," an organization receiving the exemption for its property could jeopardize its exemption by permitting such meetings to take place on its property. C 10/2/2000.