---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 80102"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "80102"
heading: "Purposes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/80102"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 801 — General Federation of Women’s Clubs"
---

# §80102. Purposes


The [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall be organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ([26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)](/usc/26/501.md?p=c-3)) and shall comply with the requirements for classification as an exempt organization under [section 501(c)(3)](/usc/36/501.md). The charitable purposes of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) shall be achieved through volunteer efforts by the members of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7), including arts programs, conservation programs, educational programs, homelife programs, international affairs, public affairs programs advancing information about public affairs, and community improvement programs.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1360.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 80102 | 36:3501(b). | Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 860, § 1(b), as added Aug. 7, 1986, Pub. L. 99–376, § 1(3), 100 Stat. 804. |