Illinois Administrative Code › Title 86 - REVENUE › Part 430 - BINGO LICENSE AND TAX ACT › Section 430.110 - Regular Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
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			 Eligibility. To be eligible for a regular license an organization must have
			 been organized in Illinois, and during the entire five year period preceding
			 application must have had a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out its
			 objects. However, the five year requirement shall be reduced to two years if
			 the Illinois organization is affiliated with and chartered by a national
			 organization which meets the five year requirement. (Section 1 of the Act) To
			 be "chartered" by a national organization, an Illinois organization must have a
			 document issued by the national organization formally authorizing the
			 establishment of the Illinois organization. The organization must be conducted
			 on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result
			 of the operation. (Section 1 of the Act) In addition, the organization must
			 fall within one of the following categories:
1) Charitable Organization: an organization
			 organized and operated to benefit an indefinite number of the public (Section 1
			 of the Act);
2) Educational
			 Organization: an organization organized and operated to provide systematic
			 instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and
			 institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope and intensity
			 with the course of study presented in tax supported schools. (Section 1 of the
			 Act) Public schools and school districts are not eligible for regular
			 licenses;
3) Religious
			 Organization: any church, congregation, society, or organization founded for
			 the purpose of religious worship (Section 1 of the Act);
4) Fraternal Organization: an organization of
			 persons, including ethnic organizations, having a common interest, organized
			 and operated exclusively to promote the welfare of its members and to benefit
			 the general public on a continuing and consistent basis (Section 1 of the
			 Act);
5) Veterans Organization: an
			 organization comprised of members of which substantially all are individuals
			 who are veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the primary
			 purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its members and to provide
			 assistance to the general public in such a way as to confer a public benefit
			 (Section 1 of the Act);
6) Labor
			 Organization: an organization composed of labor unions or workers organized
			 with the objective of betterment of the conditions of those engaged in
			 suchpursuitand the development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
			 respective occupations (Section 1 of the Act);
7) Youth Athletic Organization: an
			 organization having as its exclusive purpose the promotion and provision of
			 athletic activities for youth aged 18 and under. (Section 1 of the Act)
			 Marching bands and drum and bugle corps are considered to be promoting and
			 providing athletic activities. A youth athletic organization otherwise eligible
			 for a regular license does not lose its eligibility because youths served by
			 the organization become nineteen while participating in an athletic activity
			 within a season of definite duration;
8) Senior Citizens Organization: an
			 organization or association comprised of members of which substantially all are
			 individuals who are 55 years of age or older, or who are nearing the age of 55
			 and for whom opportunities for employment and participation in community life
			 are unavailable or severely limited and who, as a result thereof, have
			 difficulty in maintaining self-sufficiency and contributing to the life of the
			 community. The primary purpose of the organization must be the promotion of the
			 welfare of its members. (Section 1 of the Act)