The award is open to any organization whether registered as a nonprofit or not and regardless of the geography served or the location of the organization itself.
Others, like Donorschoose.org (strictly for education-based projects) are registered as a 501(c)3 organization so that donors receive a gift receipt for tax purposes.
The APCI declared that indeed an organization with the name of "House of ALBA" was registered in Puno on March 28, 2007, as non-profit civil association which is dedicated to send patients with eye problems to be treated in "Bolivarian hospitals".
Although the foundation is an established charitable organization and its donations are recorded publicly, it isn't registered with New York as a lobbying client, either.
The Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization this month ordered the domain name worldwrestlingfederation.com transferred to its trademark owners after someone registered it and offered to sell it back at significant profit.