In October 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court considered hearing an appeal and requested the views of the U.S. Solicitor General on the case. In the meantime, CACI and L-3 continued to argue in federal appellate court for civil immunity, as clients of the federal government in national defense.
Different Types of Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit organizations provide a variety of services to the public. Brand X Pictures/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images. According to BoardSource, the United States is home to more than 1.6 million nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits provide a variety of services to the public, including feeding the homeless, tutoring children and providing scholarships. Public charities, foundations, social advocacy groups and trade organizations are common types of nonprofit organizations.
Nonprofit charitable organizations are curious institutions in American law, defined more by what they arenât than what they are, because of the way the Internal Revenue Code has evolved. If you think about it, a nonprofit institution is: not for profit, exempt from taxes, and not a private foundation. So what does this mean, and how does it work? Terminology of 501(c)(3) Organizations. Nonprofit (or not-for-profit). This term doesnât mean that an organization canât take in more money than it spendsâwhat we usually think of as âprofit.â If that were the requirement, most, if not all, nonprofits would soon fail.