Nonprofit Law Basics: Who Owns a Nonprofit?
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Who owns a nonprofit?
A major misconception about nonprofit organizations is that people can own them. No one person or group of people can own a nonprofit organization. The public “owns” nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits are created to provide a charitable purpose.