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Exhibit 879

26 CFR 1.501(c)(4)-1, Civic organizations and local associations of employees

Exhibit 879 ยท Regulation

26 CFR 1.501(c)(4)-1, Civic organizations and local associations of employees

The promotion of social welfare does not include direct or indirect participation or intervention in political campaigns on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

Defines a social welfare organization as one 'primarily engaged' in promoting the common good and excludes campaign intervention from the definition of social welfare. Read in the Cornell LII copy.

Source
U.S. Treasury Department (T.D. 6500, 1960; amended 1990)
Date
26 November 1960
Quoted from
26 CFR 1.501(c)(4)-1(a)(2)(ii)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-26/section-1.501(c)(4)-1
Accessed
2026-11-10
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding POL-5.2
Primary record A 501(c)(4) social welfare organization may intervene in political campaigns if campaign activity is not its primary activity. No statute or regulation quantifies "primarily."