A number of questions have been asked about the vote to amend the NRA’s incorporation to specify that it is a “non-charitable organization.” This has led to some confusion on what is the proper vote.

Sec. 201 of the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law defines a non-profit either as a charitable corporation or a non-charitable corporation. New York revised the law in 2014 and all previously incorporated non-profits were deemed charitable corporations. They previously had defined them as Type A, B, C, and D depending upon the purposes of the corporation. The NRA was considered a Type B non-profit as a social welfare organization. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the NRA is a 501(c)(4) organization which allows them to engage in political lobbying and other political activities. By contrast, a true charity is a 501(c)(3) organization and is forbidden to engage in those activities.
The Board of Directors voted to recommend the amendment as it brings the NRA federal and New York State statuses into agreement. Moreover, while not stated within the Board’s resolution, it also exempts the NRA from the requirement to have certain transactions including amendment of corporate purposes approved by the New York Attorney General or a New York court.
All things considered, a YES vote is called for in this case.
The Board’s resolution which gives more detail is below:
Thanks for that – I thought the final resolution was to re-incorporate in TX at some point so wasn’t sure if the wording was good/bad…