Private foundation

Definition - Noun
: a tax-exempt foundation operated exclusively for humanitarian (as religious, charitable, educational, or scientific) purposes whose earnings do not benefit any private individual and which does not participate in or carry on any political propaganda or campaign
compare charity



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in personam jurisdiction

the jurisdiction granted a court over persons before it that allows the court to issue a binding judgment


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