Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: Democrats Denounce Rep. Lance Gooden For Questioning the “Loyalty” of Rep. Judy Chu Following Rumors of Ties to China’s Community Party (Kelly Rissman, […]
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Scholarships to NCPGC 30th Annual Planned Giving Conference
Northern California Planned Giving Council (NCPGC) is holding its 30th Annual Planned Giving Conference on April 24, 2023 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. Qualified applicants can submit a scholarship application (available here) by March 5 for the chance to attend and get a 12-month mentorship with a current NCPGC member for free! Eligibility Requirements Applicants […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/24/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: Statement from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive […]
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Subcommittee Meetings 2/10/23
Here are some of the highlights from 2 of the subcommittee meetings at the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee meeting held in San Diego on February 10, 2023 as part of the ABA 2023 Midyear Tax Meeting. Private Foundations & Unrelated Business Income Taxes & International Philanthropy Political and Lobbying; Health Care Organizations; Audits, Appeals & […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/17/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: Why There Was No Racial Reckoning (Wesley Lowery, The Atlantic) But there was no Great Reckoning in American policing. No sweeping act of […]
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 2/10/23
Here are some of the highlights from 3 of the sessions at the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee meeting held on February 10, 2023 as part of the ABA 2023 Midyear Tax Meeting. What’s New, IRS? Whoa-oa-oa-ah! Representatives from the IRS and Treasury Department will discuss topics of current interest to exempt organizations practitioners Climate Change […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/10/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: The Meaning of African American Studies (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker) He said, “The events surrounding George Floyd and the increased awareness and […]
501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations
501(c)(4) is the second most common basis of tax-exemption after 501(c)(3). 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations include several well-known advocacy organizations including the Sierra Club, the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, the NRA, and AARP. However, the majority of 501(c)(4) organizations – an estimated 85 percent – do not engage in issue advocacy, lobbying, support for candidates and […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/3/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: Opinion: The police killing in Memphis is a reminder we must change policing (Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post) Opinion: Tyre Nichols video shows […]
501(c)(3) Operational Test
To be or stay exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be operated exclusively for one or more of the exempt purposes described in section 501(c)(3) (“exempt purposes”). The first part of a compliance analysis with respect to this requirement referred to as the Operational Test is to examine whether […]