501(c)(3) Status In order to qualify under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for one or more of the following limited purposes, including, but not limited to, charitable, educational, scientific, and religious purposes.
501(c)(4) Status Unlike the limited purposes of Section 501(c)(3), under Section 501(c)(4) of the Code, an organization need only be organized to promote social welfare, i.e., be primarily engaged in promoting in some way the general good and general welfare of the people in the community.
501(c)(5) Status Labor, agricultural, or horticultural organizations.
501(c)(6) Status Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real-estate boards, boards of trade, or professional football leagues (whether or not administering a pension fund for football players), not organized for profit and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.