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501(c)(3) Organization

An organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code.

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Qualified 501(c)(3) Bonds

The term used in Section 145 of the code to refer to a type of tax-exempt bonds issued as private activity bonds for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) organization.

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Guaranty

A third party’s promise to pay the debt service on the bonds or perform some other obligation, which is the primary obligation of another party.