Are not for profit organizations a worthwhile endeavor for society to keep?

[Escort Rider]

The issue of religion per se being tax-exempt:

The idea behind non-profits is basically that they are performing something of public good which is charitable in nature and beneficial to society in general, is it not? A city's symphony orchestra is creating beauty, or an organization is helping destitute people or supporting research into a disease.

But what about churches? Many churches do substantial support of the needy and would perhaps thereby qualify under the basic idea which I outlined above. But just a church per se? I don't see where the public good, or the public benefit enters into the equation. A church pays for its building(s) in which the members worship, pays for its professional priests and clergy, and may pay for the spreading of its version of the truth. If that is essentially what a church is, I don't see why it should be tax exempt. The property taxes not paid just weaken the public services of the local government, and the income tax exemption for donation just favors supporting a private dogma.

Neither do I see why the Constitutional protection of freedom of religion requires tax exemption for churches. As long as all religions are treated the same, and as long as the taxes on religious organizations are not punitive (excessive) in nature, then religions remain free to operate; it's just of question of whether they are paying their own freight or whether I, as a tax payer, am an unwilling subsidizer.

[WyoNewk]

Originally Posted by 59LP

If there was any scrutiny by the federal government toward frivolous non-profits then Goodwill would not exist....

The second worst non-profit is the NFL, but at least some of their employees are paid well.

Non-profits are not required to be charitable organizations. That's not the intention of many (most?) of them. I don't know much about Goodwill, but...


NFL teams are not non-profits. None of 'em. The NFL's League Office has always been non=profit, just as the league offices of the NBA and most other national sports leagues. The League Office is NOT in the business of earning money. It's there for administrative purposes, for setting the rules that all teams must adhere to, for hiring and training referees, organizing the NFL draft and in general, to be the overall face of the 32 individual NFL teams. It's an association all 32 owners whereby they can make decisions for the NFL as a group.

In 2015 the NFL League Office announced that it would no longer take the tax exemption. (It wasn't making money anyway and was never intended to show a profit, but some, like you, believed otherwise, so they figured they'd just eliminate the tax exempt status.)

The 32 individual teams WERE NEVER not-for-profit organizations. They have always paid taxes, just like any other corporation. They are where the profit is made, from ticket sales, to TV contracts, to NFL apparel, so they are the ones that pay the taxes, and they have always been that way.

Generous philanthropy or right outside offering monthly annual money funds to any other specific institution of focus. They are each classifying into the “Not For Profit” label. Get rid of the clutter surrounding highly selective filtering out. Only when they are comprising enough valuable results onto the community with their own performance.

Every type of purpose out there. Not always to distribute or give out money for other major entities of alliance. Desperately always having to explain what they are about with their own theme. Quite amusing how far these representatives are supposed to go with ending up credible to any samples of audience. Usually, a pattern is firmly established when the more long winding the conversational dialogue is, the less essential their own services are deep down.