# 501(c)(6)

Concept · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: 501c6, C6, c6, business league, trade association, 501 c 6

A US tax-exempt category for business leagues, such as trade associations, chambers of commerce and professional associations. They work to improve conditions for a whole industry, not to serve individual members.

**For example:** A group of software companies forms a 501(c)(6) trade association to advocate for the state's tech industry.

## Connects to (4)

- [Nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit): An organization that exists to serve a mission and does not pay profits out to owners.
- [Chamber of commerce](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/chamber-of-commerce): A membership organization of businesses in one place or one community.
- [Bylaws](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bylaws): The internal rules an organization, such as a nonprofit or corporation, adopts for how it is run: how the board is chosen, how votes…
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.

## Sources

- <https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/other-non-profits/business-leagues>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/501c6