Grants include the following types of expenditures:
Scholarships, fellowships, internships, prizes, and awards
Loans for charitable purposes
Payments to exempt organizations to further the organizations’ exempt purposes
Grants do not ordinarily include the following types of expenditures:
Salaries or compensation to employees
Payments to persons for personal services in helping a foundation plan, evaluate, or
develop projects or areas of program activity by consulting, advising, or participating on conferences organized by the foundation.
Source: http://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/?,,id=175078,00.html
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