Grandmotherâs influence helped preserve Military Health System leaderâs Hispanic heritage. Now through Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. James Rodriguez, the deputy assistant secretary of Defense in the Office of Warrior Care Policy, explains how he tries to preserve his cultural heritage.
Getty. You may not know it, but the National Football League is a nonprofit organization. It may seem absurd that a collection of teams that generated at least $9 billion in revenue last season would be given tax-exempt status, but the NFL is technically classified as a 501(c)6 organization.Here's how the IRS describes 501(c)6 tax-exempt status:t may seem absurd that a collection of teams that generated at least $9 billion in revenue last season would be given tax-exempt status, but the NFL is technically classified as a 501(c)6 organization. Here's how the IRS describes 501(c)6 tax-exempt status:
edit Brief History of the NFL, AFC, and NFC. The AFC and NFC were both created in 1970, during the merger of two football leagues, the American Football League and the National Football League. The NFL has existed since 1920, but the AFL was only established in 1959 by a group of expansion team owners who had been refused entrance into the NFL.