You Asked, We Answered: A Look Back at 2021 and Ahead to 2022 for Nonprofit...
Dismas Locaria, a partner in Venable's Government Contracts Practice, recently hosted a webinar to address hot-button topics for nonprofit grant recipients. He took a look back at 2021, with a focus on...
View ArticleNew FARA Advisory Opinions Put Nonprofits on Notice
A flurry of recent advisory opinions from the Department of Justice’s FARA unit raise new questions about how the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) might apply to the nonprofit community. Adding...
View ArticleGood luck to the trustee who would endeavor to forge beneficiary-consensus as...
Social investing (SRI/ESG Investing) of assets subject to an irrevocable trust implicates the trustee’s duty of undivided loyalty unless the terms of the trust expressly direct/authorize the trustee to...
View Article7 Steps for Success After Forming a Section 501(c)(3) Organization
Section 501(c)(3) status comes with a number of operational and compliance requirements that must be followed in order to maintain federal income tax exemption. This guide highlights key Section...
View ArticleEO Update: e-News for Charities & Nonprofits - March 2022
Three New Technical Guides Published - Exempt Organizations and Government Entities has published three new Technical Guides (TG). These guides are comprehensive, issue-specific documents....By: Bryan...
View Article[Webinar] Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities -...
Public and private foundations may support nonpartisan election-related activities, but only in limited ways and amounts. Join our interactive live discussion as we cover the federal and California tax...
View ArticleJoint Committee on Taxation Report on Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions
Joint Committee on Taxation Report on Tax Treatment of Charitable Contributions - On March 11, 2022, the Joint Committee on Taxation published its 49-page report (the “Report”) relating to the federal...
View ArticleWhat To Consider When Launching a Cause Marketing Campaign
The war in Ukraine has led to Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II; more than 3 1/2 million civilians have already been displaced, and some observers expect the number to reach five million...
View ArticleInformed Giving During Times of Crisis
If you are like most people, you have heard the urgent calls to aid Ukraine and want to help. In a time of crisis like this, new nonprofit organizations and charitable initiatives are launched quickly,...
View Article[Webinar] Lunch & Learn Series: A Refresher on Form 990: Tips and Traps for...
Please join us as Louis Vlahos and Bernadette Kasnicki provide a refresher on preparing Form 990, the tax return for tax-exempt organizations. We will review: - how to determine which 990 form your...
View ArticleNonprofits: Heads Up! – A Bill Damaging to Minnesota Nonprofits Has Legs
A bill making its way through the Minnesota Legislature would be terribly damaging to Minnesota nonprofits. And, unfortunately, it looks like it has legs. Senate File 4359 and House File 4682 were...
View ArticleCollective Bargaining for Nonprofit Organizations
In recent years, the Service Employees International Union the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and the Office and Professional Employees International Union have made...
View Article[Virtual Event] Nonprofit Sector Compliance Conference - May 24th, 9:00 am -...
Get the support you need to properly manage key nonprofit compliance challenges - Nonprofit organizations often find themselves vulnerable to unique fraud and conflict of interest concerns. This...
View ArticleNonprofit Organizations and Data Security Incidents — How to Manage and Respond
As the number of data breaches, security incidents, and ransomware attacks continue to rise, preparation has become even more important — and make no mistake, these attacks are happening to all types...
View ArticleBoard Diversity — An Overview for Nonprofits
Board diversity is one of the most visible corporate governance topics today. As the pressure to diversify boards continues to increase, we anticipate that key constituencies for all types of entities,...
View ArticleColorado Court Reaffirms UPMIFA’s Standing Requirements
On March 31, 2022, the Colorado Court of Appeals, in a 3–0 decision, held that only the Colorado attorney general or a person with a special interest may sue an institution for mismanagement of fund...
View ArticleForm 990 Deadline Reminder for Exempt Organizations
The 2021 Form 990 due date is fast approaching for tax-exempt organizations who are calendar year filers. This year, May 15 falls on a Sunday, giving exempt organizations until May 16 to either get the...
View ArticleData export for foreign NGO in China
Since the end of last year, many foreign NGOs’ China representative offices have received warnings from local authorities demanding the representative offices to avoid any illegal activities in the...
View ArticleNew York Adopts Regulations Amending Its Donor Disclosure Rules
New York recently adopted regulations impacting charitable organizations that are registered and required to file annual financial reports (the CHAR 500) with the New York Attorney General’s Charities...
View ArticleNonprofits Affected by COVID-19 in 2020 or 2021 Can Still Claim Tax Credits
While many nonprofits have already taken advantage of the opportunities available to them under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and subsequent COVID-19 relief...
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