The essential agreement that lifts the burden of taxation from certain groups/corporations is as follows: you, the underfunded group committed to the public good, get a break from taxation IF you continue to serve the public good, focusing on that mission to the exclusion of 1.: the profit-driven enrichment of any individual or group connected to the organization, and 2.: any partisan political activism, support, or advancement by the group.
That is my interpretation. I am not a lawyer, but I have had to tread water in non-profit law as a nonprofit founder and executive in years past. In my opinion, groups like the Heritage Foundation exist outside this social contract, and contrary to the public good. They pay their leadership an inordinate level of compensation.
They deserve to have their tax-exempt status revoked.
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