Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 215 ILCS 5 > Article VIID - Nonprofit Risk Organizations

• Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Member: means a nonprofit organization that participates as an insured in a nonprofit risk organization. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123D-5
• Nonprofit organizations: means organizations described in paragraph (3) of subsection (c), and exempt from taxation under subsection (a), of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123D-5
• Nonprofit risk organization: means a nonprofit company organized to do business solely with nonprofit organizations as a qualified charitable risk pool under subsection (n) of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code that is organized in accordance with this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123D-5
• Startup capital: has the meaning set forth in subsection (n) of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/123D-5
• State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14