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Hybrid Entities: Distributing Profits With A Purpose, Heather Sertial
Hybrid Entities: Distributing Profits With A Purpose, Heather Sertial
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
This Note elaborates on the introduction of a new legal structure for organizations known as the “hybrid entity.” A hybrid encompasses aspects of both the for-profit model, to generate revenue; as well as the nonprofit model, to distribute funds to a community in need. The objective of this Note is to offer a structural guide to entrepreneurs who are interested in this new model. This Note first examines the limitations of for-profits that would like to contribute to social goals, as well as the limitations of nonprofits that wish to increase their revenues. This Note then discusses two current statutory …