By NEO Law Group
Charitable purposes under IRC Section 501(c)(3) include the promotion of social welfare by organizations designed to combat juvenile delinquency. The primary guidance on this specific charitable purpose may be found in Revenue Ruling 80-2015, which provides in pertinent part: Trusts created for the purpose of promoting sports for children have been...
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Opinion: My Grandfather Showed Me Why Protest Is Essential — and Why Funders Shouldn’t Abandon It Now (Russell Roybal, Chronicle of Philanthropy)...
Earlier this month, the Nonprofit Organizations Committee of the American Bar Association (Business Law Section) announced its 2025 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Award recipients. The Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer awards are given annually to outstanding lawyers in the categories of Academic, Attorney, Nonprofit In-House Counsel, and Young Attorney. – Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer...
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: NFF’s 2025 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey (Nonprofit Finance Fund) How Nonprofits and Activists Can Oppose Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” (Matthew...
Earlier this month, Independent Sector, the Council on Foundations, and United Philanthropy Forum presented a webinar – The Proposed 1% Floor on Corporate Charitable Giving: What to Know and What Comes Next. Some highlights of the webinar follow. As with all of our posts capturing highlights of events, my...
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Nonprofits Are Under Siege: Why It’s Time to Get Loud, Get Legal, and Get Moving (May L. Harris, For Purpose Law Group)...
One June 4, 2025, the Delivering on Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing: Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild. The title of the hearing as well as a majority of the witnesses invited to speak were a giveaway...
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Testimony of Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits Before the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency...
As readers of this blog may be aware, I’m a big fan of the governance model known as Purpose-Driven Board Leadership (PDBL). If you’re not familiar with PDBL, it follows four basic principles: PDBL in Context It’s important to understand that PDBL does not fully inform the roles and...
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Politics, Economics Burning Out Staff And Execs (Nonprofit Times) [Ed. Article highlights the State of Nonprofits 2025 report just released by the...