Illinois Statutes Chapter 805. Business Organizations § 105/103.05. Purposes and authority of corporations; particular purposes; exemptions

(1) Charitable.

(2) Benevolent.

(3) Eleemosynary.

(4) Educational.

(5) Civic.

(6) Patriotic.

(7) Political.

(8) Religious.

(9) Social.

(10) Literary.

(11) Athletic.

(12) Scientific.

(13) Research.

(14) Agricultural.

(15) Horticultural.

(16) Soil improvement.

(17) Crop improvement.

(18) Livestock or poultry improvement.

(19) Professional, commercial, industrial, or trade association.

(20) Promoting the development, establishment, or expansion of industries.

(21) Electrification on a cooperative basis.

(22) Telephone service on a mutual or cooperative basis.

(23) Ownership and operation of water supply facilities for drinking and general domestic use on a mutual or cooperative basis.

(24) Ownership or administration of residential property on a cooperative basis.

(25) Administration and operation of property owned on a condominium basis or by a homeowner association.

(26) Administration and operation of an organization on a cooperative basis producing or furnishing goods, services, or facilities primarily for the benefit of its members who are consumers of those goods, services, or facilities.

(27) Operation of a community mental health board or center organized pursuant to the Community Mental Health Act  1 for the purpose of providing direct patient services.

(28) Provision of debt management services as authorized by the Debt Management Service Act. 2

(29) Promotion, operation, and administration of a ridesharing arrangement as defined in Section 1-176.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. 3

(30) The administration and operation of an organization for the purpose of assisting low-income consumers in the acquisition of utility and telephone services.

(31) Any purpose permitted to be exempt from taxation under Sections 501(c) or 501(d) of the United States Internal Revenue Code,  4 as now in or hereafter amended.

(32) Any purpose that would qualify for tax-deductible gifts under the Section 170(c) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as now or hereafter amended. 5 Any such purpose is deemed to be charitable under subsection (a)(1) of this Section.

(33) Furnishing of natural gas on a cooperative basis.

(34) Ownership and operation of agriculture-based biogas (anaerobic digester) systems on a cooperative basis including the marketing and sale of products produced from these, including but not limited to methane gas, electricity, and compost.

(35) Ownership and operation of a hemophilia program, including comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic treatment centers, under Section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. The hemophilia program may employ physicians, other health care professionals, and staff. The program and the corporate board may not exercise control over, direct, or interfere with a physician's exercise and execution of his or her professional judgment in the provision of care or treatment.