The following list comes from IRS Publication 557(pdf).
|
Section of 1986 Tax Code |
Description of Organization
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501(c)(1) |
Corporations Organized Under Act of Congress (including Federal Credit Unions) |
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501(c)(2) |
Title Holding Corporation For Exempt Organization |
|
501(c)(3) |
Public Charities and Private Foundations |
|
501(c)(4) |
Civic Leagues, Social Welfare Organizations, and Local Associations of Employees |
|
501(c)(5) |
Labor, Agricultural, and Horticultural Organizations |
|
501(c)(6) |
Business Leagues, Chambers of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, Etc. |
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501(c)(7) |
Social and Recreation Clubs |
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501(c)(8) |
Fraternal Beneficiary Societies and Associations |
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501(c)(9) |
Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Associations |
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501(c)(10) |
Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations |
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501(c)(11) |
Teachers’ Retirement Fund Associations |
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501(c)(12) |
Benevolent Life Insurance Associations, Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Companies, Mutual or Cooperative Telephone Companies, Etc. |
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501(c)(13) |
Cemetery Companies |
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501(c)(14) |
State Chartered Credit Unions, Mutual Reserve Funds |
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501(c)(15) |
Mutual Insurance Companies or Associations |
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501(c)(16) |
Cooperative Organizations to Finance Crop Operations |
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501(c)(17) |
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Trusts |
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501(c)(18) |
Employee Funded Pension Trust (created before June 25, 1959) |
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501(c)(19) |
Post or Organization of Past or Present Members of the Armed Forces |
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501(c)(20) |
Group Legal Services Plan Organizations |
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501(c)(21) |
Black Lung Benefit Trusts |
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501(c)(22) |
Withdrawal Liability Payment Fund |
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501(c)(23) |
Veterans Organization (created before 1880) |
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501(c)(25) |
Title Holding Corporations or Trusts with Multiple Parents |
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501(c)(26) |
State-Sponsored Organization Providing Health Coverage for High-Risk Individuals |
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501(c)(27) |
State-Sponsored Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Organization |