Anthony wrote:
"We determined that you are a public charity under the Code section(s) listed in the heading of this letter [i.e. 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)]."
I still have no opinion on what to call it. And I'll admit that despite the fact that I said "charity" was a less precise term above (which I said because it doesn't seem to have a legal definition), I can also see an argument that it's a more precise term (I guess it's more precise, but less well defined, although "non-profit" actually isn't legally defined under Florida law either AFAIK, the actual law uses the phrase "corporation not for profit").
"Not for profit" is more precise than "non-profit". By implying some kind of intent it excludes those corporations that are non-profit only by virtue of poor management.
I would generally view "charities" as a broad subset of not-for-profit organizations, and education is properly a charitable purpose.
Ec