charitable institution

charitable institution
An institution organized for benevolent and charitable purposes, free from any element of private or corporate gain, and which devotes its entire revenue to the payment of current expenses and the relief of the poor and needy, albeit it may confine its benefits primarily to its own needy members and their families. Hibernian Benevolent Soc. v Kelly, 28 Or 173, 192, 42 P 3. See charitable corporation; charity.

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