Legal Opinion

Polm Family Foundation, Inc. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 6, 2011No. 09-5401PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court declaring that the Polm Family Foundation did not qualify as a public charity under § 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Foundation is a Maryland non-stock corporation. According to its current articles of incorporation, the Foundation exists to “conduct[] and support[] activities for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and/or to carry out the purposes of’ other organizations “which support, promote and/or perform public health…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Auer v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Granfinanciera, S.A. v. NordbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Chase Bank USA, N. A. v. McCoySupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Bigelow v. Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
  5. Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Local 35 v. The Washington PostCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by4 opinions

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