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
On July 7, 2025, in National Religious Broadcasters, et al. v. Billy Long, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Services, et al., Docket no: 6:24-cv-00311-JCB (E.D. Texas) (“NRB”), the IRS entered into a consent decree in...more
The proposed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces sweeping tax changes that will significantly impact nonprofit organizations. While the bill aims to encourage charitable giving through a new universal deduction...more
On July 3, the House of Representatives approved “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as approved two days earlier by the Senate. The final version of the bill contains several provisions relevant to tax-exempt organizations. The...more
On July 1, the Senate approved its version of “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” containing several provisions relevant to tax-exempt organizations. Importantly, certain proposed amendments contained in draft legislation...more
The Handbook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations in the United States summarizes the duties of directors of nonprofit corporations, provides general background information regarding selected available federal tax...more
A recent Supreme Court ruling could have significant implications for religious schools and other nonprofit organizations seeking tax exemptions under state unemployment compensation systems. What standard will be applied to...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In today's episode, Farella host Cynthia Rowland is joined by David Ogburn, a senior client strategist with BNY Wealth. David will talk about the recently released BNY...more
On June 6, 2025, in a decision authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which denied Catholic Charities Bureau an exemption from the state’s...more
Our long-standing, non-profit partner, The People Concern, is one of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, providing a wide array of wrap around services for those with nowhere else to turn, including mental...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Many nonprofits today are worried about recent federal actions that may bring governmental scrutiny to their stated charitable mission and activities, such as audits,...more
Executive Summary of the Texas Charitable Raffle Enabling Act - Chapter 2002, Texas Occupations Code, Tex. Occ. Code §§ 2002.001-.058 - Overview of the Texas Charitable Raffle Enabling Act (the “Act”). Section...more
Nonprofit organizations may be eligible for significant refunds of hotel occupancy and sales taxes, plus interest, because of the results of a recent class action lawsuit involving events held in Washington, DC. To qualify...more
Last week, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This alert highlights the provisions in the Bill that could impact tax-exempt organizations....more
President Trump’s proposed One Big Beautiful Bill, which the House of Representatives passed last week, contains several provisions applicable to nonprofit organizations and their donors. While the Senate could still revise...more
As a result of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s (Tax Division) recent ruling that a District of Columbia law unconstitutionally denied out-of-state charities a hotel and sales tax exemption, eligible nonprofit...more
Perhaps a friend or business colleague has just contacted you to ask you to join a nonprofit board. You feel honored and excited to receive the invitation, and you have heard of this organization and believe that it has a...more
Starting a nonprofit is exciting—but missing one critical detail in your formation documents can cost you time, money, and potentially your federal tax-exempt status. If your goal is to operate as a 501(c)(3) charitable...more
Drinking From the D.C. Firehose: 10 FAQs for Charitable Organizations and Their Donors....more
Some administered charitable gifts may qualify as “charitable trusts” under the Uniform Trust Code (UTC) and as “institutional funds” under the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA). An “institutional...more
In the 401(k) industry, people get honored from time to time. Heck, I’ve even been named to 401k Wire’s Top 100 people in the 401(k) industry a couple of times. At no point, have I ever seen people undeserving get an honor....more
Media reports about the Trump administration’s desire to revoke the tax-exempt status of prominent charitable organizations recently jolted the United States’s nonprofit community with anxiety over the impact potential...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In today's episode, Cynthia Rowland's guests are Dale Schroeder and Anneke Niemira at NewEdge Wealth, and our topic is charitable split-interest trusts. These come in...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this episode is a "refresh" of episode 37, first released in April 2023. This year, 2025, we've seen the usual strong interest in starting new...more
This post is the second of two focused on the Texas sales and use tax treatment of tax-exempt entities. The first, which can be found here, discussed the general categories and criteria applicable tax-exempt entities for...more
Few provisions of the Code have a single, clear meaning that leaves no room for interpretation. Even many of those that, on the surface, appear fairly straightforward, are usually open to alternative “understandings.”...more