An organization concerned with some aspect of health and is supported by donations and endowments and is operated by unpaid volunteers and paid professional people.
Any non-profit, non-governmental agency, governed by lay and/or professional individuals, organized on a national, State, or local basis, whose primary purpose is health related. The term usually designates agencies supported primarily by voluntary contributions from the public at large, and engaged in a program of service, education, and research related to a particular disease, disability, or group of diseases and disabilities: for example, the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, National Tuberculosis Association, and their State and local affiliates. The term can also be applied to such agencies as non-profit hospitals, visiting nurse associations, and other local service organizations which have both lay and professional governing boards, and are supported by both voluntary contributions, and charges and fees for services provided.
Any nonprofit, nongovernmental agency, governed by lay or professional individuals and organized on a national, state, or local level, whose primary purpose is health related. This term applies to agencies supported mainly by voluntary public contributions. These agencies are usually engaged in programs of service, education, and research related to a particular disability or group of diseases and disabilities; for example, the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, National Lung Institute, and their state and local affiliates. The term can also be applied to such agencies as nonprofit hospitals, visiting nurse associations, and other local service organizations that have both lay and professional governing boards and are supported by both voluntary contributions and charges and fees for service provided.