On January 1, 1988, each domestic corporation existing on January 1, 1988, that is or becomes subject to chapters 51-68 of this title, shall be designated as a public benefit or a mutual benefit corporation as follows:

(1) Any corporation designated by statute as a public benefit corporation or a mutual benefit corporation is the type of corporation designated by statute;
non profit

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-68-104

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Charitable purpose: means a purpose that:
    (A) Would make a corporation operated exclusively for that purpose eligible to be exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dissolution: means that the LLC has incurred an event under §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Mutual benefit corporation: means a domestic corporation which becomes by operation of law a mutual benefit corporation pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Person: includes individual and entity. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Public benefit corporation: means a domestic corporation which becomes by operation of law a public benefit corporation pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes district, authority, bureau, commission, department, and any other agency of the United States. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
(2) Any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1) but which is recognized as exempt under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ), or any successor section, is a public benefit corporation;
(3) Any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1) or (2), but which is organized for a public or charitable purpose and which upon dissolution must distribute its assets to the United States, a state or a person which is recognized as exempt under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor section, is a public benefit corporation; and
(4) Any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1), (2) or (3) is a mutual benefit corporation.
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