{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-82a.025","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 82A.025","heading":"“Charitable organization” defined.","body":"1. “Charitable organization” means any person who, directly or indirectly, solicits contributions, and who:\n(a) The Secretary of the Treasury has determined to be tax exempt pursuant to the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3);\n(b) Is or purports to be established for:\n(1) Any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, educational, humane, scientific, public health, environmental conservation, civic or other eleemosynary purpose; or\n(2) The benefit of law enforcement, firefighting or other public safety personnel; or\n(c) In any manner employs:\n(1) A charitable appeal as the basis of any solicitation; or\n(2) An appeal that suggests there is a charitable reason for the solicitation.\n2. The term does not include an organization that is established for and serving bona fide religious purposes.\n3. As used in this section, “charitable reason” means:\n(a) Any reason described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3);\n(b) Any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, educational, humane, scientific, public health, environmental conservation, civic or other eleemosynary reason; or\n(c) Any objective that benefits law enforcement, firefighting or other public safety personnel.","path":["TITLE 7 — BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES; COMMODITIES","CHAPTER 82A - SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-082A.html#NRS082ASec025","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:31Z","sha256":"0988fa34299725cd3e32731fe74ca826424facb86f7c88d70a3c234363ef65ba","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-82a.015","next":"us-nv/nrs-82a.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}