Current through the 2024 Budget Session
Section 17-32-104 - Profits; prohibitions on distributions and dividends; compensation and other permitted payments(a) A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association may engage in profit-making activities, but profits from any activities shall be used in furtherance of, or set aside for, the nonprofit association's common nonprofit purpose.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association may not pay dividends or distribute any part of its income or profits to its members or administrators or persons outside the nonprofit association.(c) A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association may: (i) Pay reasonable compensation or reimburse reasonable expenses to its members, administrators and persons outside the nonprofit association for services rendered, including with respect to the administration and operation of the nonprofit association, which may include the provisions of collateral for the self-insurance of the nonprofit association, voting or participation in the nonprofit association's operations and activities;(ii) Confer benefits on its members and administrators in conformity with its common nonprofit purpose;(iii) Repurchase membership interests to the extent authorized by the nonprofit association's governing principles; and(iv) Make distributions of property to members upon winding up and termination of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association to the extent permitted by W.S. 17-32-126.Added by Laws 2024, ch. 50,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.