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:
According to data obtained from the NFL by Darren Rovell of ESPN, the NFL takes a 25% royalty from the wholesale price (1/2 retail), donates 90% of royalty to American Cancer Society.. In other words, for every $100 in pink merchandise sold, $12.50 goes to the NFL.Of that, $11.25 goes to the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the NFL keeps the rest.The remaining money is then divided up by the company that makes the merchandise (37.5%) and the company that sells the merchandise (50.0%), which is often the NFL and the individual teams.Then consider that only 71.2% of money the ACS receives goes towards research and cancer programs.he remaining money is then divided up by the company that makes the merchandise (37.5%) and the company that sells the merchandise (50.0%), which is often the NFL and the individual teams. Then consider that only 71.2% of money the ACS receives goes towards research and cancer programs.