Most of the states in the U.S.A have adopted provisions from one or both of these two laws -
- Model Nonprofit Corporation Act,1964 ( Revised in 1987).
- Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act,1996.
The title and reference number for each states nonprofit corporation act are as follows -
| State | Law Locator/ Key Phrase |
| Alabama | Chapter 3 A Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act |
| Alaska | Chapter 10.20.: Alaska nonprofit corporation Act |
| Arizona | Arizona Nonprofit Corporation Act |
| Arkansas | Arkansas nonprofit corporation Act,1993. |
| California | Nonprofit Corporation Act of California. |
| Colorado | Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act” (Articles 121 – 137) |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Revised non-stock Corporation Act. |
| Delaware | The Delaware general corporation law |
| District of Columbia | D.C nonprofit corporation Act (Title 29, Chapter 3 of the DC code). |
| Florida | Florida Not for profit corporation Act (Tite XXXVI (Business Organizations)Chapter 617 |
| Georgia | Georgia Nonprofit corporation code (Title 14, chapter 3 of the Georgia code) |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Nonprofit Corporations Act, Chapter 414 D |
| Idaho | Idaho Nonprofit Corporation Act. (Title 30 Chapter 3) |
| Illinois | General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986″ of Illinois |
| Indiana | Indiana Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1991 |
| Iowa | Revised Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 504 of the Iowa code |
| Kansas | Chapter 17 of the Kansas statute (Article 60 onward) |
| Kentucky | Private corporations and association section of the Kentucky statutes (Title XXIII, Chapter 273) |
| Louisiana | Title XII , Chapter 2 of the revised statutes of Louisiana |
| Maine | Title 13-B: MAINE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT |
| Maryland | Corporations And Association statute of Maryland |
| Massachusetts | Title XXII Chapter 80 of the General Law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Michigan | Nonprofit Corporation Act 162 of 1982 |
| Minnesota | Chapter 317 A of the Minnesota Statutes |
| Mississippi | Title 79, Chapter 11 of the corporations, associations and partnership section of the Mississippi code |
| Missouri | Chapter 355 titled Non profit corporation Law of Missouri. |
| Montana | Title 35, Chapter 2 of the Montana Code Annotated,2009. |
| Nebraska | Chapter 21 of the Nebraska revised statutes |
| Nevada | Chapter 82 of the revised Nevada statutes. |
| New Hampshire | Chapter 292 of the New Hampshire revised statutes. |
| New Jersey | Title 15 A of the New Jersey Statutes. |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Ch. 53, Art. 8 Nonprofit Corporation Act |
| New York | New York Non Profit Corporation Act |
| North Carolina | Chapter 55A North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act. |
| North Dakota | CHAPTER 10-33, North Dakota NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS Act |
| Ohio | Chapter 1702: NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW |
| Oklahoma | OKLAHOMA STATUTES, TITLE 18, CORPORATIONS |
| Oregon | Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act. Chapter 65 |
| Pennsylvania | CHAPTER 41. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS |
| Rhode Island | CHAPTER 7-6, Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Nonprofit Corporation Act Chapter 22 onwards |
| Tennessee | Title 48 Corporations and associations Tennessee Code Annotated |
| Texas | TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, CHAPTER 9. NON-PROFIT, COOPERATIVE, RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE |
| Utah | Utah Code — Title 16 — Chapter 06a — Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act |
| Vermont | Vermont Statutes, Title 11B: Nonprofit Corporations |
| Virginia | Virginia Non stock Corporation Act. Code 1950 |
| Washington | Chapter 24.03 RCW Washington nonprofit corporation act |
| West Virginia | CHAPTER 31E. WEST VIRGINIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT. |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Annotated code,CHAPTER 181 , Non-stock corporations |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Nonprofit Corporation, Chapter 6 of Wyoming code |
