Non-profit organization the legal entity which does not have commercialization as a main objective and not distributing gained net income between participants admits.

Non-profit organizations can be created for achievement:

• social, cultural, scientific, educational, charitable, administrative purposes;

• protection of the rights, legitimate interests of citizens and organizations;

• settlement of disputes and conflicts;

• satisfactions of spiritual and other needs of citizens;

• protection of public health, environmental protection, development of physical culture and sport;

• rendering a legal aid, and also in other purposes aimed at providing the public benefits and benefits of the members (participants).

The purposes of activity of non-profit organizations are defined by constituent documents.

The legal entity which is non-profit organization can be created in the form of establishment, public association, joint-stock company, consumer cooperative, public fund, religious association and in other form provided by acts.

The non-profit organization can be engaged in business activity only so far as it answers its authorized purpose.

The legal entity which is non-profit organization and contained only at the expense of the state budget can be created only in the form of public institution.