{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-9114","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 9114","heading":"Entity status.","body":"(a) Legal entity.--A nonprofit association is a legal entity distinct from its members and managers.\n(b) Perpetual duration.--A nonprofit association has perpetual duration unless the governing principles specify otherwise.\n(c) Powers.--A nonprofit association has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its purposes.\n(d) Profits.--A nonprofit association may engage in profit-making activities, but profits from any activities must be used or set aside for the nonprofit purposes of the nonprofit association.","path":["Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS","PART IV UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 91 UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=15\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=91\u0026sctn=14\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:13Z","sha256":"a09c3a3ec7a0eb0f0dcf5b7b82b386cd04e71ebb9c1e1728500d8f9be9d5cdc1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-9113","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-9115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}