THE BISHOPS FUND INC

What they do

THE CORPORATION is ORGANIZED, and SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE OPERATED, EXCLUSIVELY for THE BENEFIT OF, to PERFORM THE FUNCTION OF, or to CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF, ALL of THOSE ORGANIZATIONS (WHETHER ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS of THE STATE of WEST VIRGINIA or EXISTING AS UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS or OTHER UNREGISTERED GROUPS) THAT (I) ARE LISTED UNDER THE DIOCESE of WHEELING-CHARLESTON IN THE THEN CURRENT VERSION of "THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY" FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1817 BY P.J. KENEDY & SONS, (II) ARE ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(1) or SECTION 509(A)(2) of THE CODE and (III) ARE OPERATED for RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC or LITERARY PURPOSES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) of THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE of 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), or ANY SUCCESSOR LAW and FURTHER DEFINED IN 26 C.F.R. SECTION 1.501(C)(3)-1, or ANY SUCCESSOR REGULATIONS (THE "BENEFICIARY ORGANIZATION(S)").