Sec. 88.3. “Nonprofit religious organization”, for purposes of IC 34-31-7, means an organization, a church, a body of communicants, or a group organized primarily for religious purposes and not for pecuniary profit that:

(1) operates:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-6-2-88.3

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
(A) under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Section 501 nonprofit status of the parent organization of the organization, church, body of communicants, or group; and

(B) has a constitution, a charter, an article, or a bylaw containing a clause that provides that upon dissolution, all remaining assets must:

(i) be used for nonprofit religious purposes; or

(ii) revert to the parent organization for nonprofit religious purposes; or

(2) operates as a place of worship and is recognized as a nonprofit organization by the Internal Revenue Service.

As added by P.L.149-2005, SEC.1.