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Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) Trump Administration

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Executive Order Implications for 501(c)(3) Status

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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

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Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Dispute with the Trump Administration: Implications for Nonprofits

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On April 16, 2025, President Donald Trump signaled a desire for Harvard University (Harvard or the University) to lose its tax-exempt status after the University refused several demands in the Trump Administration’s letter to...more

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Recent Changes and Future Directions: Tax-Exempt Organizations Under the New Administration

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Executive orders, federal funding cuts, and suspended processing of tax-exempt status applications are among the changes affecting nonprofits. ...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Harvard University’s Tax-Exempt Status Called Into Question

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On Tax Day, President Trump publicly advocated for revoking Harvard University's tax-exempt status because Harvard rejected an “agreement in principle” the Trump administration proposed to settle disagreements over the...more

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American Alliance for Equal Rights Files Complaints with the IRS Seeking Investigations into Tax-Exempt Foundations Based on...

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On April 1, 2025, the American Alliance for Equal Rights (“AAER”) filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) alleging three tax-exempt private foundations—the Gates Foundation, the Lagrant Foundation and the...more

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The Laws About Lobbying for or Against Nominees for the New Administration

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President-Elect Trump’s potential nominees for the Cabinet and other high-level offices in his second Administration have been at the top of the news for the past several weeks. You, your company, your trade association, your...more

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New York State Codifies the Johnson Amendment

On October 23, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, signed legislation incorporating the federal Johnson Amendment into New York law. As previously described, the Johnson Amendment denies tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3)...more

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Personal Planning Strategies - September 2018

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With over a century of combined experience, the lawyers of Proskauer's Private Client Services Department regularly provide their diverse clientele – from business entrepreneurs and corporate executives to sports figures and...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Trump’s Tax Reform: Effect on Nonprofits

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The Administration’s frenzy to pass “tax reform” created tax breaks for some—I’m looking at you, the Trump family—increased taxes for others, and confusion for everyone, at least until the IRS is able to promulgate official...more

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Might the UBIT Bite a Bit? You Bet.

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The recent tax reform bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1), which the House Ways and Means Committee introduced November 2, would subject public pension plans to unrelated business income tax (“UBIT”) on their pre-packaged...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Alternative Facts: Is the Executive Order on Free Speech Much Ado About Nothing?

In 1954 the “Johnson Amendment” was added to a bill enacted by Congress which became the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. The Johnson Amendment prohibits all organizations that are exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

President Trump’s New Johnson Amendment Executive Order: Is the Bark Worse than the Bite?

Earlier last week we reported on proposed bills regarding the repeal or modification of the “Johnson Amendment” which established the absolute prohibition on political campaign activity by 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. ...more

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Is It the End of the Johnson Amendment as We Know It?

While speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 2, 2017, President Trump reaffirmed his commitment to repeal the law that restricts organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue...more

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Lessons from the Trump Foundation: Complying with State Charitable Solicitation Requirements

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Politics aside, the Donald J. Trump Foundation's (Trump Foundation) recent troubles with the New York Attorney General should be a lesson to other charities and 501(c)(3) organizations. The Trump Foundation recently received...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Proposed Legislation Would Allow Limited Political Campaign Activity for Charitable Organizations

Recently, we wrote about the absolute prohibition on political campaign activity by 501(c)(3) charitable organizations, and the importance of managing the use of social media to avoid violating these rules. This prohibition...more

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