REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Charitable Support for Individuals Affected by a Disaster
Insights on Planned Giving From the BNY Annual Charitable Giving Report for 2024
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Maryland and Pennsylvania
REFRESH Five Tax Traps for Business Lawyers Advising Nonprofit Organizations
Investing Charity and Foundation Assets in Turbulent Times With Jennifer Nelson
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Federal Tax Filing Deadlines and Penalties
Insider Transaction Traps for the Unwary
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Virginia and West Virginia
Charitable Split Interest Trust Planning with Dale Schroeder and Anneke Niemira, Part Two
Charitable Split-Interest Trust Planning With Dale Schroeder and Anneke Niemira - Part One
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Insider Transactions and Nonprofits
REFRESH Steps for Launching a New Charitable Corporation
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in South Dakota and North Dakota
The SEC's Reach Beyond Publicly Traded Companies
Nonprofit Employer Return-to-Office Mandates: Best Practices and Litigation Risks
REFRESH Nonprofit Tenants and Lease Agreements Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
REFRESH Real Estate Leasing Tips for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Debt Financed Income - Part 3
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Basic Rules for Charities - Part 1
There are a host of wide-ranging changes coming to the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") under the Act, including changes that affect tax-exempt organizations. North Carolina tax-exempt organizations should be aware of these...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law legislation commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), which includes provisions that specifically affect private primary, secondary, and post-secondary...more
Discussions of the tax-exempt status of universities, nonprofit advocacy groups and other Section 501(c)(3) organizations frequently have been in the news lately. The IRS revocation of a Section 501(c)(3) organization's...more
This Freeman Law Insights blog dives into what is a minister of the gospel for housing allowance and federal income tax purposes. Housing Allowances, Generally. Compensation for services rendered is generally...more
On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee released a draft version of the Republican-led tax bill, "The One, Big, Beautiful Bill" (the "Bill"), which is designed to advance President Trump's tax reform agenda. The...more
When borrowing for capital projects, 501(c)(3) borrowers often have various options to achieve their financing goals. Traditional financing through a bank or engaging in specific capital campaign fundraising efforts are...more
On April 16, 2025, the Committee on Ways and Means in the U.S. House of Representatives issued a letter to the public requesting information regarding Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)—the nonprofit, tax-exempt entities...more
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President Trump’s executive order (EO) “Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness,” issued March 7, 2025, sets limits on student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) program. But the language used...more
Proposed legislation introduced in the US Senate last week would deny tax-exempt status to certain organizations that support undocumented immigrants. The legislation would change the eligibility requirements for 501(c)(3)...more
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Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and episode 107 is the first in a series of technical episodes describing the basic principles of the tax on unrelated business income generated...more
On November 19, 2024, a bipartisan pair of senators, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Id.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma.) united again, a year after a similar letter, to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to increase...more
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are a novel form of governance for blockchain-based protocols. Unlike traditional companies or non-profits, DAOs are member-controlled organizations that operate without a central...more
I seem to have been on a writing sabbatical for the last year. Over the course of the year, I have discovered a few new planning ideas to share going forward. From previous articles you already know that I grew up in the...more
When considering compensation and benefits packages to lure and retain top executives or talent, nonprofit organizations, including universities and hospitals, are often at a disadvantage compared to their for-profit rivals....more
Most of the 50 states (and the District of Columbia) have a specific statutory regime for nonprofit corporations. Some states, such as Delaware, regulate nonprofit corporations under general corporate statutes. Over the last...more
In Texas, property owners associations (“Associations”) are typically non-profit corporations created under Chapter 22 of the Texas Business Organizations Code. As a result, many Associations want to know if they qualify for...more
Last week, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley wrote a letter to the United States Senate Committee on Finance (the Letter) concentrating on nonprofit hospitals’ debt collection and financial assistance practices and price...more
The IRS recently announced that Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may only be filed electronically. Although the effective date of the change is January...more
Campus Real Estate, Property Management, Tax Credits The 15th Annual Higher Education Real Estate Lawyers conference was held in San Francisco, where attendees listened to and learned from both in-house and outside counsel at...more
It has been a busy year for developments in Alabama state taxation. In this tax alert we review many of the significant developments that have occurred over the last 12 months....more