special-purpose foundation

… In the United States, foundations can be broadly divided into two types: business foundations, which run their own businesses, and non-business foundations, whose main business is to provide grants to others. Non-business foundations include general-purpose foundations, which provide financial support to a wide range of social education and welfare projects, and special-purpose foundations, which are limited to specific fields such as education and medical issues. In addition, based on the source of funding and the nature of the management structure, non-business foundations can be classified into three types: family foundations, company foundations, and community trusts. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "special-purpose foundation" is listed below.

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…　アメリカの財団には大きく分けて，独自の事業を運営する事業財団と，他者に助成金を交付することを主要事業とする非事業財団の2種類がある。非事業財団には，資金援助の対象が広範囲の社会教育，福祉事業にわたる多目的財団general‐purpose foundationと，その対象が教育，医療問題等の特定の分野に限定されている特定目的財団special‐purpose foundationがある。また資金源，運営組織の性格により，家族財団family foundation，企業財団company foundation，地域信託community trustの3種類に分類される。…

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