[Trisquel-users] Re : fsf gets money from google?

[lcerf]

"Charity" and "nonprofit" are not synonymous in the United States (at least).  
A charity is non-profit but the reverse is not true. The FSF is a charity, a  
501(c)(3) organization. It must work in the interest of the public. The Linux  
foundation I was taking in comparison is a trade association, a 501(c)(6)  
organization. It is nonprofit as well but it must work in the interest of the  
affiliated companies.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29_organization for more  
information.