# The C3SOP structure appears to allow non-profit employees to get stock options ![](8633096-26283187-thumbnail.jpg) So if you have a for profit holding company, non-profit employees are allowed to get shares in it without violating non-profit requirements? [[Non-profits must meet several requirements to Maintain 503c Status]] Is this a legit thing? It looks like only one company has done it. How does this differ from [[OpenAI LP - Post]]? [Nonprofit Innovations (The C3SOP) | The sustainable nonprofit | Columns | PND](https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/columns/the-sustainable-nonprofit/nonprofit-innovations-the-c3sop) [C3SOP - What is a C3SOP?](http://www.c3sop.com/) ### Related * [[There are no first principles for legal structures]] * [[Legal structures are intimately tied to the question of how money works in an organization]] * [[Employee-ownership could enable PARPA to align long-term incentives]] * [[A private ARPA requires new legal organization structures]] * [[§Philanthropy and Non-Profit Constraints]] * [[Non-profits must meet several requirements to Maintain 503c Status]] <!-- #stub --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/The+C3SOP+structure+appears+to+allow+non-profit+employees+to+get+stock+options) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/The+C3SOP+structure+appears+to+allow+non-profit+employees+to+get+stock+options)