Charities in the Courtroom, Part 9: Relief for Flint
For almost three years since April 2014, the beleaguered citizens of Flint, Michigan, have suffered from a shocking decision by an emergency city manager appointed
What’s Next After the Tax Exemption Letter?
There’s no shortage of books, articles, blog posts, website columns, and other sources of information about how to form a nonprofit corporation or how to
Do We Need to Have a CPA Audit Our Books?
Many small- to mid-sized 501(c)(3) organizations are often confused about their accounting and reporting duties. They may hear or read about an “independent audit” and
A Third Way to Get Noticed by the CA Attorney General
Hint about this blog post title: It’s ironic. It’s never a good thing to get noticed by an attorney general from anywhere, like it’s never
Dodgy Scholarship Scheme Doesn’t Get Tax Exemption
Responding in 2014 to a nightmarish backlog of tax-exemption applications, the Internal Revenue Service came up with a solution: Offer a short and simple alternative
Charities in the Courtroom, Part 8: Universities
Recall the story of Virginia’s Sweet Briar College that we covered in 2015. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this idyllic campus
501(c)(3) Politics Executive Order: What Effect?
For over a year, there’s been serious chatter in certain quarters about easing the 100% ban – the Johnson Amendment – on political campaign activities
Can a Form 990 Be Amended?
Until some major tax legislative changes in 2006, the Form 990 – the information return for exempt organizations – applied to far fewer organizations than
The "Sunsetting" Foundation: Trend of the Future?
The standard model of nonprofit corporate philanthropy is a nonprofit organization or trust created to last … well … forever. “There was a time,” wrote
Class Action Lawsuit Against PayPal Giving Fund
In 2016, overall charitable giving rose 1%, but online giving jumped 7.9%, and all indications are using technology to facilitate donations will continue to grow
New Select Committee on Nonprofits in CA Assembly
“The IRS is not the only sheriff in town.” That’s a key point made in last summer’s edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly magazine on the
Fewer Regulations: Maybe Not So Good for Nonprofits
With the new Administration, there are lots of big issues being tossed around for discussion and action; health care, immigration, taxes – just to name