Charitable: Combating juvenile delinquency

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...

WCTEO 2025: Highlights – Day Two

The following are just some of the many highlights from day two of the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), not including the breakout sessions. Day one highlights can be found here. As with all of our posts capturing highlights of events, my interpretations, opinions, and suggestions of additional...

WCTEO 2025 Highlights – Day One

The following are just some of the many highlights from day one of the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO). As with all of our posts capturing highlights of events, my interpretations and opinions may be sprinkled with the general information provided by the presenters. Power Hour Plus Ofer...

H.R. 9495: What’s Next?

In a post published on November 19, 2024, we described H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act that passed the U.S. House of Representatives mostly along party lines on November 21. HR 9495, labeled by some as the ‘Nonprofit Killer Bill’ because it would...

H.R. 9495 – Some Definitions

There has certainly been intense reactions to the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. It’s been labeled the “Nonprofit-Killer Bill” by some. I consider it more the “Nonprofit-Chiller Bill” designed not to stop terror-financing, but to chill the speech of nonprofits not adequately conforming to the...

H.R. 9495: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

Editor’s Update (11/21/24): The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed H.R. 9495 this morning 219-184 mostly along party lines. The bill now moves to the Senate for its consideration. Exactly seven days after the Presidential election, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives failed to acquire the two-thirds majority it needed for...