Inclusion in the register of non-profit organizations in Ukraine

1) A non-profit enterprise, institution and organization for inclusion in the relevant register must meet the following criteria:

• be formed and registered in accordance with the law as a non-profit organization;
• the founding documents must contain a ban on the distribution of the received income (profits) or their part among the founders, members, employees (except for wages and calculation of social security contributions) and other related persons;
• founding documents must provide that in case of termination (liquidation, transformation, etc.) of the organization, the assets will be transferred to one or more non-profit organizations of the corresponding type, other legal entities providing non-state pension provision, or will be included in the budget income (except for associations and associations of co-owners of multi-apartment buildings, and housing and construction cooperatives).

2) Non-profit organizations can be:

• budgetary institutions;
• public associations, political parties, creative unions, religious organizations, charitable organizations, pension funds;
• unions, associations and other associations of legal entities;
• housing and construction cooperatives, dacha (cottage and construction), gardening and garage (garage and construction) cooperatives (associations);
• association of co-owners of an apartment building, association of owners of residential buildings;
• trade unions, their associations and trade union organizations, as well as employers' organizations and their associations;
• agricultural service cooperatives, cooperative associations of agricultural service cooperatives.

3) After entry into the register, a non-profit organization may apply for an extract from the register.