The new civil law regulations concerning non-profit organizations

The article considers the modern approaches to the legal regulation of non-profit organizations' activities in connection with the new amendments in the Civil Code of Russia. The author analyses the non-profit organization concept in the context of the changed understanding of its characteristics, the comparison between entrepreneurial and income-generating activities. The amendments regarding management, development, reorganization and liquidation of non-profit organizations are critically assessed. The expedience of the legal classification of non-profit organizations is studied.