Iowa Code » Chapter 501B — REVISED UNIFORM UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION ACT
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Iowa Code § 501B.5 (2026)

Legal entity — perpetual existence — powers

✓ Iowa Code 2026 (laws through the 2025 session)
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1. An unincorporated nonprofit association is a legal entity distinct from its members and managers.

2. An unincorporated nonprofit association has perpetual duration unless the governing principles specify otherwise.

3. An unincorporated nonprofit association has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its purposes.

4. An unincorporated nonprofit association may engage in profit-making activities but profits from any activities must be used or set aside for the association’s nonprofit purposes. 2010 Acts, ch 1112, §5, 33 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Griner v. King, No. 5:21-cv-04024 (N.D. Iowa Sept. 15, 2022).
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Griner v. King, No. 5:21-cv-04024 (N.D. Iowa Sept. 15, 2022). “” IOWA CODE § 501B.5(1). Therefore, “[a]n unincorporated nonprofit association may sue or be sued in its own name.”
Iowa Code § 501B.5(1): 1 case
Griner v. King, No. 5:21-cv-04024 (N.D. Iowa Sept. 15, 2022). “” IOWA CODE § 501B.5(1). Therefore, “[a]n unincorporated nonprofit association may sue or be sued in its own name.”
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