For the purposes of this chapter, each domestic corporation shall be deemed a public benefit, mutual benefit, or religious corporation as follows: 1. A corporation designated by statute as a public benefit corporation, a mutual benefit corporation, or a religious corporation is deemed to be the type of corporation designated by that statute. 2. A corporation that does not come within subsection 1 but is organized primarily or exclusively for religious purposes is a religious corporation. 3. A corporation that does not come within subsection 1 or 2 but which is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor section, is a public benefit corporation. 4. A corporation that does not come within subsection 1, 2, or 3, but which isorganized for a public or charitable purpose and which upon dissolution must distribute its assets to a public benefit corporation, the United States, astate, or a person recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor section, is a public benefit corporation. 5. A corporation that does not come within subsection 1, 2, 3, or 4 is a mutual benefit corporation.
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