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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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Nonprofit’s Diversity Scholarship Program Challenged in Federal Court

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On March 5, Do No Harm filed a lawsuit against the American Chemical Society (ACS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, challenging a scholarship program for undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups in...more

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Client Alert: New Executive Orders on DEI

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On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump issued several executive orders (“EOs”)[1] that significantly impact diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (“DEI” and “DEIA”) programs and initiatives. These executive...more

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Race-Conscious Grantmaking Litigation Updates: What Nonprofits Need to Know

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The Fearless Foundation has agreed to shut down its grant program for Black women business owners, settling a lawsuit that has been closely watched by nonprofit grant makers....more

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Fearless Fund Litigation Update – What Nonprofits and Other Private Actors Should Know

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On June 3, 2024, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision in American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Management, LLC, No. 23-13138 (11th Cir., June 3, 2024) (“Fearless Fund”)...more

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