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AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those over the age of fifty. [ 3] The organization, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., said it had more than 38 million members as of 2018. [ 4]
A 501 (c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the federal law of the United States according to Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. ยง 501 (c)). Such organizations are exempt from some federal income taxes. Sections 503 through 505 set out the requirements for obtaining such exemptions. Many states refer to Section 501 (c) for definitions ...
The Association of Mature American Citizens ( AMAC) is a United States -based conservative advocacy organization and interest group, founded in 2007. Its president and founder was Daniel C. Weber, a retired insurance agency owner. [ 1][ 2] AMAC is a membership organization for people age 50 and over. [ 3]
The Alliance for Retired Americans ( ARA) is a 501 (c) (4) non-profit organization and nonpartisan organization of retired trade union members affiliated with the AFL-CIO, which founded it in 2001. The group's membership also includes non-union, community-based activists. Its predecessor organization was known as the National Council of Senior ...
The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) is an American nonprofit human rights organization founded in 1920. The organization's website has stated that the organization strives "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States ." [ 6]
The National Organization for Women ( NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501 (c) (4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. [ 5] It is the largest feminist organization in the United States with around 500,000 members. [ 6]
Jo Ann Jenkins. Jo Ann Jenkins (born February 8, 1958) is the CEO of AARP. [ 1] She was appointed on September 1, 2014, having previously served as chief operating officer from 2013 to 2014. [ 2] Between 1994 and 2010, she was a senior adviser, chief of staff, and chief operating officer of the Library of Congress.
A nonpartisan organization, in American politics, is a non-profit organization organized United States Internal Revenue Code ( 501 (c)) that qualifies certain non-profit organizations for tax-exempt status because they refrain from engaging in certain political activities prohibited for them. [1] The designation "nonpartisan" usually reflects a ...