IRS Says Again That Farmer Market is Not A Charity.

Just like it said in Priv. Ltr. Rul. 200818028 (Feb. 8, 2008) (see our article at https://www.calt.iastate.edu/article/operator-farmer%E2%80%99s-market-not-tax-exempt), the IRS has again said that an organization that operates a farmers' market is not a tax-exempt charity.  The IRS noted that most of the market's funding came from vendor and membership fees with the primary benefit going to the vendors that profited at the market by selling their goods to the public.  While a part of the reason for forming the market was to promote "healthy" foods, the IRS determined that was only a minor part of the reason of formation.  Priv. Ltr. Rul. 201510058 (Oct. 16, 2014).