§507 — Termination of private foundation status
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Statute Text — 26 U.S.C. §507
Except as provided in subsection (b), the status of any organization as a private foundation shall be terminated only if—
such organization notifies the Secretary (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) of its intent to accomplish such termination, or
with respect to such organization, there have been either willful repeated acts (or failures to act), or a willful and flagrant act (or failure to act), giving rise to liability for tax under chapter 42, and
the Secretary notifies such organization that, by reason of subparagraph (A), such organization is liable for the tax imposed by subsection (c),
and either such organization pays the tax imposed by subsection (c) (or any portion not abated under subsection (g)) or the entire amount of such tax is abated under subsection (g).
The status as a private foundation of any organization, with respect to which there have not been either willful repeated acts (or failures to act) or a willful and flagrant act (or failure to act) giving rise to liability for tax under chapter 42, shall be terminated if—
such organization distributes all of its net assets to one or more organizations described in section 170(b)(1)(A) (other than in clauses (vii) and (viii)) each of which has been in existence and so described for a continuous period of at least 60 calendar months immediately preceding such distribution, or
such organization meets the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 509(a) by the end of the 12-month period beginning with its first taxable year which begins after
December 31, 1969
, or for a continuous period of 60 calendar months beginning with the first day of any taxable year which begins after
December 31, 1969
,
such organization notifies the Secretary (in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) before the commencement of such 12-month or 60-month period (or before the 90th day after the day on which regulations first prescribed under this subsection become final) that it is terminating its private foundation status, and
such organization establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary (in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) immediately after the expiration of such 12-month or 60-month period that such organization has complied with clause (i).
If an organization gives notice under subparagraph (B)(ii) of the commencement of a 60-month period and such organization fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 509(a) for the entire 60-month period, this part and chapter 42 shall not apply to such organization for any taxable year within such 60-month period for which it does meet such requirements.
For purposes of this part, in the case of a transfer of assets of any private foundation to another private foundation pursuant to any liquidation, merger, redemption, recapitalization, or other adjustment, organization, or reorganization, the transferee foundation shall not be treated as a newly created organization.
There is hereby imposed on each organization which is referred to in subsection (a) a tax equal to the lower of—
the amount which the private foundation substantiates by adequate records or other corroborating evidence as the aggregate tax benefit resulting from the section 501(c)(3) status of such foundation, or
the value of the net assets of such foundation.
For purposes of subsection (c), the aggregate tax benefit resulting from the section 501(c)(3) status of any private foundation is the sum of—
the aggregate increases in tax under chapters 1, 11, and 12 (or the corresponding provisions of prior law) which would have been imposed with respect to all substantial contributors to the foundation if deductions for all contributions made by such contributors to the foundation after
February 28, 1913
, had been disallowed, and
the aggregate increases in tax under chapter 1 (or the corresponding provisions of prior law) which would have been imposed with respect to the income of the private foundation for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1912
, if (i) it had not been exempt from tax under section 501(a) (or the corresponding provisions of prior law), and (ii) in the case of a trust, deductions under section 642(c) (or the corresponding provisions of prior law) had been limited to 20 percent of the taxable income of the trust (computed without the benefit of section 642(c) but with the benefit of section 170(b)(1)(A)), and
interest on the increases in tax determined under subparagraphs (A) and (B) from the first date on which each such increase would have been due and payable to the date on which the organization ceases to be a private foundation.
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “substantial contributor” means any person who contributed or bequeathed an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 to the private foundation, if such amount is more than 2 percent of the total contributions and bequests received by the foundation before the close of the taxable year of the foundation in which the contribution or bequest is received by the foundation from such person. In the case of a trust, the term “substantial contributor” also means the creator of the trust.
For purposes of subparagraph (A)—
each contribution or bequest shall be valued at fair market value on the date it was received,
in the case of a foundation which is in existence on
October 9, 1969
, all contributions and bequests received on or before such date shall be treated (except for purposes of clause (i)) as if received on such date,
an individual shall be treated as making all contributions and bequests made by his spouse, and
any person who is a substantial contributor on any date shall remain a substantial contributor for all subsequent periods.
A person shall cease to be treated as a substantial contributor with respect to any private foundation as of the close of any taxable year of such foundation if—
during the 10-year period ending at the close of such taxable year such person (and all related persons) have not made any contribution to such private foundation,
at no time during such 10-year period was such person (or any related person) a foundation manager of such private foundation, and
the aggregate contributions made by such person (and related persons) are determined by the Secretary to be insignificant when compared to the aggregate amount of contributions to such foundation by one other person.
For purposes of clause (i), the term “related person” means, with respect to any person, any other person who would be a disqualified person (within the meaning of section 4946) by reason of his relationship to such person. In the case of a contributor which is a corporation, the term also includes any officer or director of such corporation.
For purposes of subclause (III), appreciation on contributions while held by the foundation shall be taken into account.
For purposes of this section, the determination as to whether and to what extent there would have been any increase in tax shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
For purposes of subsection (c), the value of the net assets shall be determined at whichever time such value is higher: (1) the first day on which action is taken by the organization which culminates in its ceasing to be a private foundation, or (2) the date on which it ceases to be a private foundation.
For purposes of determining liability for the tax imposed by subsection (c) in the case of assets transferred by the private foundation, such tax shall be deemed to have been imposed on the first day on which action is taken by the organization which culminates in its ceasing to be a private foundation.
The Secretary may abate the unpaid portion of the assessment of any tax imposed by subsection (c), or any liability in respect thereof, if—
the private foundation distributes all of its net assets to one or more organizations described in section 170(b)(1)(A) (other than in clauses (vii) and (viii)) each of which has been in existence and so described for a continuous period of at least 60 calendar months, or
following the notification prescribed in section 6104(c) to the appropriate State officer, such State officer within one year notifies the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe, that corrective action has been initiated pursuant to State law to insure that the assets of such private foundation are preserved for such charitable or other purposes specified in section 501(c)(3) as may be ordered or approved by a court of competent jurisdiction, and upon completion of the corrective action, the Secretary receives certification from the appropriate State officer that such action has resulted in such preservation of assets.
Treasury Regulations
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-1 General rule
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-1(a) In general.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-1(b) Termination under section 507(a)(1).
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-1(c) Involuntary termination under section 507(a)(2).
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2 Special rules; transfer to, or operation as, public charity
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2(a) Transfer to public charities—(1) General rule.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2(b) Operation as a public charity—(1) In general.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2(c) Sixty-month terminations—(1) Method of determining normal sources of support.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2(d) Advance rulings for 60-month terminations—(1) In general.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2(e) Effect on grantors or contributors and on the organization itself—(1) Effect of satisfaction of requirements for termination; treatment during the termination period.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2(f) Effective/applicability date—(1) Effective date.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2(i) §1.507-2(i)
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-2(v) §1.507-2(v)
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3 Special rules; transferee foundations
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3(a) §1.507-3(a)
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3(b) Status of transferee organization under section 507(b)(2).
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3(c) Section 507(b)(2) transfers.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3(d) Inapplicability of section 507(a) to section 507(b)(2) transfers.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3(e) Transfers to certain section 509(a) (1), (2), or (3) organizations.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3(f) Certain transfers made during section 507(b)(1)(B) terminations.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3(g) Section 101(l)(6) of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (83 Stat.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-3(i) §1.507-3(i)
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-4 Imposition of tax
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-4(a) General rule.
- Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §1.507-4(b) Transfers not subject to section 507(c).
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