Wisconsin § 238.045 - Establishment of nonprofit organization.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 238.045 — Establishment of nonprofit organization., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 238.045. Establishment of nonprofit organization.
238.045(1) (1) Definition. In this section, “nonprofit organization” means a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17) , and any organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. 238.045(2) (2) Approval required. 238.045(2)(a) (a) The corporation may not establish a nonprofit organization without the approval of the joint committee on finance. 238.045(2)(b) (b) The joint committee on finance may approve the corporation’s establishment of a nonprofit organization if the corporation’s chief executive officer submits a request for approval to the committee that describes in detail the corporation’s proposal to establish a nonprofit organization and the chief executive officer appears at the committee’s meeting to consider that request for approval. 238.045 History History: 2013 a. 20 .
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Section 238.045 ("Establishment of nonprofit organization.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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