[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR75.51]

[Page 123]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 75--DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  75.51  How to prove nonprofit status.

    (a) Under some programs, an applicant must show that it is a 
nonprofit organization. (See the definition of nonprofit in 34 CFR 
77.1.)
    (b) An applicant may show that it is a nonprofit organization by any 
of the following means:
    (1) Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the 
applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
    (2) A statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney 
general certifying that:
    (i) The organization is a nonprofit organization operating within 
the State; and
    (ii) No part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private 
shareholder or individual;
    (3) A certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation 
or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of 
the applicant; or
    (4) Any item described in paragraphs (b) (1) through (3) of this 
section if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, 
together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the 
applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474)

       Ineligibility of Certain Individuals To Receive Assistance

    Source: Sections 75.60--75.62 issued at 57 FR 30337, July 8, 1992, 
unless otherwise noted.