# FATF R.8 — Non-profit organisations - **Part of:** [[FATF Recommendations]] Countries must identify the organisations that fall within the FATF definition of non-profit organisations (NPOs), assess their terrorist financing risks and apply focused, proportionate, risk-based measures that protect them from terrorist financing abuse without unduly disrupting legitimate NPO activity. ## Keyed AMLR articles _none_ ## Authoritative text > [!quote]- FATF Recommendation 8 — text of the Recommendation (FATF Recommendations, updated June 2026); interpretive note not reproduced > **8. Non-profit organisations** > Countries should identify the organisations which fall within the FATF definition of non-profit organisations (NPOs) and assess their terrorist financing risks. Countries should have in place focused, proportionate and risk-based measures, without unduly disrupting or discouraging legitimate NPO activities, in line with the risk-based approach. The purpose of these measures is to protect such NPOs from terrorist financing abuse, including: > (a) by terrorist organisations posing as legitimate entities; > (b) by exploiting legitimate entities as conduits for terrorist financing, including for the purpose of escaping asset-freezing measures; and > (c) by concealing or obscuring the clandestine diversion of funds intended for legitimate purposes to terrorist organisations.