benevolent associations

benevolent associations
Benevolent and beneficial associations are either purely voluntary aggregations of individuals or bodies corporate, formed and organized, not with a view to the accumulation of wealth and the making of profit, but, aside from fraternal objects, solely for the purpose of rendering financial aid or other assistance to their members, or certain designated beneficiaries of the latter, when visited by sickness, death, or other misfortunes specifically agreed upon. 38 Am J2d Frat 0 § 1. See mutual benefit society.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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