Organizational Information
The Sons of Norway Vennekretsen Lodge of Atlanta, Georgia is a Non-Profit Organization under IRS 501(c)(8). This information is provided as a courtesy to our visitors who want to explore more about what are organization is about.
- Name & EIN: Vennekretsen Atlanta Sons of Norway 3 678 (510669872)
- Location: Duluth, GA
- County: Gwinnett County, GA
- Ruling date (approx. year when founded): 2008
- IRS type: 501(c)(8) - Fraternal beneficiary societies and associations, with lodges providing for payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits to their members or their dependents.
- NTEE: A80 - Historical Organizations
Fraternal Beneficiary Societies (501(c)(8))
A fraternal beneficiary society, order, or association should file an application for recognition of exemption from federal income tax on Form 1024. The application and accompanying statements should establish that the organization:
- Is a fraternal organization,
- Operates under the lodge system or for the exclusive benefit of the members of a fraternal organization itself operating under the lodge system, and
- Provides for the payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits to the members of the society, order, or association or their dependents.
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Lodge system. Operating under the lodge system means carrying on activities under a form of organization that comprises local branches, chartered by a parent organization and largely self-governing, called lodges, chapters, or the like.
Payment of benefits. It is not essential that every member be covered by the society's program of sick, accident, or death benefits. An organization can qualify for exemption if most of its members are eligible for benefits, and the benefits are paid from contributions or dues paid by those members.
The benefits must be limited to members and their dependents. If members will have the ability to confer benefits to other than themselves and their dependents, exemption will not be recognized.
Whole-life insurance. Whole-life insurance constitutes a life benefit under section 501(c)(8) even though the policy may contain investment features such as a cash surrender value or a policy loan.
Reinsurance pool. Payments by a fraternal beneficiary society into a state-sponsored reinsurance pool that protects participating insurers against excessive losses on major medical health and accident insurance will not preclude exemption as a fraternal beneficiary society.
Tax treatment of donations. Donations by an individual to a domestic fraternal beneficiary society or a domestic fraternal society operating under the lodge system are deductible as charitable contributions only if used exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.
