N.Y. General Construction Law Section 65
Classification of corporations

a.

A corporation shall be either, 1. A public corporation, 2. A corporation formed other than for profit, or

3.

A corporation formed for profit.

b.

A public corporation shall be either, 1. A municipal corporation, 2. A district corporation, 3. A public benefit corporation.

c.

A corporation formed other than for profit shall be either, 1. A religious corporation, 2. An education corporation, 3. A cooperative corporation, 4. A not-for-profit corporation, or

5.

Any other corporation formed other than for profit which is not a public corporation. A reference in a general law to a class of corporations described in accordance with this classification shall include all corporations belonging to such class.

d.

A corporation formed for profit shall be either, 1. A business corporation, 2. A moneyed corporation, 3. A railroad corporation, 4. A transportation corporation, or

5.

A benefit corporation.

Source: Section 65 — Classification of corporations, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GCN/65 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jun. 21, 2025).

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