Insights on Planned Giving From the BNY Annual Charitable Giving Report for 2024
REFRESH Five Tax Traps for Business Lawyers Advising Nonprofit Organizations
Charitable Split-Interest Trust Planning With Dale Schroeder and Anneke Niemira - Part One
REFRESH Steps for Launching a New Charitable Corporation
Nonprofit Basics: IRS 10-Course Charity Workshop
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Debt Financed Income - Part 3
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Modifications and Exceptions - Part 2
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Illinois and Indiana
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Year-End Thoughts and New Year To-Do List
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Michigan and Ohio
Somos ’24 More Than Before: Conference Recap with DHC's Sean Crowley & Bianca Rajpersaud
Nonprofit Basics: International Grantmaking Part 3 -Special Rules for Private Foundations
Nonprofit Basics: International Grantmaking – Part 2 Income Tax Withholding Rules
A Q&A With Exempt Organization Lawyer and EO Radio Show Host Cynthia Rowland
Nonprofit Basics: International Grant Making - Part 1 Overview and Antiterrorism Rules
Ask a Certified Fraud Examiner Q&A - Part 4
Nonprofit Quick Tip: Corporate Filings in Washington, D.C.
Fraud Risks at Nonprofit Organizations - Part 1
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Colorado and Wyoming
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) includes some provisions relevant to private schools and donors who support K-12 education. The bill passed on July 3 and is expected to be signed by President Donald Trump by July 4. ...more
Drinking From the D.C. Firehose: 10 FAQs for Charitable Organizations and Their Donors....more
In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires that have destroyed tens of thousands of acres and leveled entire communities, there is a significant and growing need for funding recovery, rebuilding, and resiliency efforts. The...more
On October 25, Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Michelle Henry announced a court order requiring the pastor and founder of Peniel Christian Fellowship International to pay $305,704 in restitution for allegedly misusing...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the fourth "refresh" of several original episodes published in the summer of 2022. As we near the end of summer, it's a good time to...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 75 is the tenth in a series of Quick Tip episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. Today, Cynthia Rowland and Joe...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Here we are, solidly in the 2024 election year, and that means that private foundations need to refresh their understanding of election year issues for organizations...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. As most listeners are undoubtedly aware, 2024 is an election year, and that means that charities and private foundations need to refresh their understanding of...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and today’s episode discusses highly technical Supporting Organization rules for public charity qualifications for charitable organizations. Last...more
For tax-exempt public charities, benevolent acts must be considered within the guardrails of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. To enjoy tax-exemption as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3), the...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Many business lawyers are called on to advise public charities such as their kids' schools and sports leagues, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters, museums and...more
Many thanks to Steph Gentile and Buff Miller for their review and contributions to this article. Groups ranging from small neighborhood projects to large national initiatives sometimes want to mobilize quickly to meet a...more
Donors that make contributions to charitable organizations recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), may claim an individual income tax deduction under Section 170 (all...more
This Insights blog is Part 1 of a 3-Part series that provides a focused overview of the unrelated business income tax rules for the nonprofit organization that is tax-exempt pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal...more
The world is increasingly a global community, and this phenomenon is equally visible in sports as in the business and social arenas. With professional sports leagues spanning national borders in Major League Baseball, the...more
A fundamental principle of sports competition is bringing your best self to the playing field. That principle applies equally to life outside of sports, and although Charles Barkley famously declared himself to be no role...more
Charities registered in New York will no longer be required to submit Schedule B of IRS Form 990 to the New York Attorney General. Schedule B collection has been suspended as of July 30, 2021. On July 1, 2021, the US Supreme...more
Effective January 1, 2021, New York nonprofits are required to make annual filings with the Department of State. These annual filings must be made in addition to the annual reports made to the Attorney General Charities...more
Business owners who work hard to grow a business and sell it (hopefully, with a substantial windfall) oftentimes focus on philanthropy and making a difference with their new-found wealth. Successful sellers usually recognize...more
On December 27, 2020, “The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021” (H.R. 133) (the “CAA”) was signed into law by the President. The CAA includes various updates to, and additional funding for, programs established under the...more
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many charitable organizations are asking how they can participate in relief efforts while complying with the requirements of their IRC Section 501(c)(3) status and with state charities...more
As we have previously reported, charitable organizations and employers are able to play an important role in providing disaster relief in response to the COVID-19 crisis. During this crisis, individuals may be seeking new...more
With the growing impact of COVID-19, industries across America are laying off numerous workers, who will be without jobs and income for an undetermined period of time. As this crisis plays out, many business owners are...more
If your Company leadership is looking for an innovative employee benefit – something outside the standard employee benefit package of retirement, health, and welfare benefits, a Company-sponsored charitable foundation might...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which has been renamed the Amendment of 1986 Code, was signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017. Many are calling it the most sweeping overhaul to the United States tax system in...more