Slovene National Benefit Society
Slovenska narodna podporna jednota | |
| Established | April 6, 1904 |
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| Founded at | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Type | Mutual aid society |
Area served | United States |
| Website | snpj |
The Slovene National Benefit Society (SNPJ; Slovene: Slovenska narodna podporna jednota), is an American fraternal benefit and social organization for Slovene immigrants and their descendants in the United States.
Founded in 1904, it is headquartered in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, near Imperial-Enlow. SNPJ publishes a regular newspaper called Prosveta. It is classified under 501(c)(8) Fraternal Beneficiary Societies; in 2024 it claimed $14,830,276 in total revenue and total assets of $125,583,671.
The Society was founded on a "freethought" basis. This was because many of the founders felt that existing Slovene organizations were too closely tied to the church.