Non-governmental health organizations meet specific IRS guidelines with tax status.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. They never seek tax status
• D. They must be government-affiliated

Answer: (A)

Non-governmental health organizations obtain tax-exempt status by meeting IRS guidelines that define charitable, educational, or similar qualifying purposes. This status shows the organization is organized as a nonprofit and serves the public interest. To maintain it, the group must operate for public benefit, avoid private benefit, limit political activities, and file annual information returns (like Form 990). Donors can typically deduct contributions to these organizations. Being non-governmental doesn’t prevent them from collaborating with government agencies or receiving government grants, but they must comply with IRS rules to keep the tax-exempt status. So this statement is true.