Many fiscal sponsors enter into relationships to support multiple fiscally sponsored projects (“Projects” or “FSPs”). Typically, these fiscal sponsors have some screening mechanism before agreeing to enter into these relationships, but often, the screening is superficial, resulting in significant risk exposure and/or undesirable administrative burdens for the fiscal sponsor. Proper screening is of critical importance […]
Author: Gene Takagi
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 1/29/21
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: “Less than a week after taking office, President Joe Biden announced three major steps to improve the country’s vaccination plans, and his Administration’s COVID-19 response team held its first press […]
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 1/28/21
Here are some of the highlights from the virtual ABA Exempt Organizations Committee meeting held on January 28, 2021 as part of the ABA 2021 Midyear Tax Meeting. News from the IRS, Treasury, and the Hill Review of COVID-19 Related Legislation: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act – March 6, 2020 Families First Coronavirus […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 1/22/21
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: “Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, pledging to unite the country and confront an array of convulsing challenges dividing a […]
2021 Updates for California Nonprofits
CA Secretary of State As of January 1, 2021, filings with the Secretary of State by a domestic (CA) corporation or a foreign corporation that is qualified to transact business in California must include the entity name and entity number as they exist on the Secretary of State’s records. This includes such filings as Restated […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 1/15/21
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: “The House made history Wednesday by impeaching a president for a second time, indicting President Trump a week before he leaves office for inciting a riot with false claims of […]
New COVID-19 Relief Package
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “2021 COVID Relief Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. The 2021 COVID Relief Act is a $900 billion part of the $1.4 trillion omnibus spending and appropriations bill that is viewed as the sequel to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 1/8/21
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: “In 24 hours, Congress reconvened in a Capitol breached and battered by a pro-Trump mob, formalized Mr. Biden’s victory over the objections of more than 100 Republican lawmakers and found […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 1/1/21
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: “The U.S. stock market ended 2020 at all-time highs, enriching the wealthy and capping off a soaring comeback despite a deadly pandemic that has killed more than 340,000 Americans and […]
Best of the Nonprofit Law Blog 2020
2020 was a horrendous year for much of the world and for the nonprofit sector. But it came with reminders of longstanding problems and prices to pay for past actions and inactions, which will hopefully catalyze changes that need to be made in 2021 and beyond. For us at NEO Law Group, Erin and I […]