{"id":23016,"date":"2025-03-07T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T02:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10053\/whats-the-difference-between-a-501c3-and-501c4\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T20:12:30","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-a-501c3-and-501c4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/explainers\/whats-the-difference-between-a-501c3-and-501c4","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Difference Between a 501c3 and 501c4?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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501c3 and 501c4 are legal tax-exempt statuses conferred on U.S. nonprofits by the IRS<\/a>. 501c3s include both public charities (what you probably think of when you think \u201cnonprofit\u201d) and private foundations<\/a>. 501c4s include things like homeowners and employee associations, civic leagues, local fire departments, and, increasingly, nonprofits that want to engage in political advocacy, like the National Rifle Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n