GOP Tax Plan Would Reduce Giving by $13 Billion, Study Finds
The major tax proposals being considered keep the charitable deduction, but other possible changes could negatively affect giving.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches College-Access Effort
Also, a profile of the conservative Bradley Foundation’s recently installed president and a look at charities’ under-the-radar efforts to circumvent Venezuela’s ban on outside humanitarian aid.
Daily News Roundup: Hillary Clinton Starts Political-Action Nonprofit
Also, the Trump administration expands the antiabortion “gag rule” on U.S. funding for global health programs, and the Obama Foundation reports ramped-up fundraising and hires a program chief.
Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Refugee Crackdown Hits Resettlement Charities’ Budgets
Also, nonprofits that hold galas at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate have reported a fundraising boost at events since the election, and the foundation building Barack Obama’s presidential library opts out of traditional federal support for such institutions.
Daily News Roundup: Mormon Church to Stop Participating in Some Boy Scouts Programs
The church will no longer be formally involved in programs for youths ages 14 and older. Also, the United States has been giving foreign aid to a group deemed a cult, and the California State Board of Education votes to close two charter schools.
Daily News Roundup: Pa. Financier Leaves $800 Million to Family Foundations
Also, a Massachusetts museum hires a neuroscientist to help plan new interactive exhibits in hopes of boosting visitors.
Legal Case on ‘Public Service’ Loan Forgiveness Fuels Worry for Charity Workers
A recent move by the Department of Education sowed confusion among many borrowers anticipating loan forgiveness under a federal program to reward work in “public service,” but experts say it probably doesn’t apply to staffers at 501(c)(3) groups.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: New Amazon Building Will Include Homeless Shelter
The tech giant will give over part of a structure in its planned office campus in downtown Seattle to a homelessness charity. Also, an Illinois appeals court rules that a public college’s fundraising foundation is subject to open-records laws.
Daily News Roundup: Houston Tries to Steer ‘Spare Change’ to Homelessness Charity
A City Hall-led campaign encourages people to pass up panhandlers in favor of supporting a charitable housing fund. Also, a look at the state of local nonprofit newsrooms and an accountant’s view of a major New York charity’s fiscal meltdown.
Daily News Roundup: Hacked Records Highlight Conservative Foundation’s Reach
The documents detail the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation’s plans to carry its success promoting conservative causes in Wisconsin to other states. Also, an atheism organization files a court challenge to President Trump’s order on politicking by religious groups.
Daily News Roundup: Gates Critics Question Sway at WHO
Some global-health leaders say the U.N. agency is adopting the agenda of its second-biggest donor, the Gates Foundation. Also, a nonprofit group allied with Missouri’s new governor widens ad attacks on state legislators, and Minnesota’s attorney general targets a national car-donation charity’s spending and fundraising.
Trump’s Effort to Loosen Rule on Politics in Churches Will Matter Little, Say Experts
Some religious-liberty advocates see it as a welcome first step. Most nonprofit leaders say it sends the wrong signal about the mission of nonprofits.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Trump Directs IRS Not to Enforce the Little-Enforced ‘Johnson Amendment’
The president signed an executive order directing the Internal Revenue Service not to enforce the “Johnson Amendment” against religious organizations, but it’s unclear what effect the move will have.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: $110 Million Gift Boosts Research at Cal Poly
Also, California’s new attorney general says he will crack down on politicking by nonprofits, and the Obamas make a seven-figure pledge while unveiling the design for the former president’s library.
How Arts and Culture Groups Can Gain Lawmakers’ Support
Use data and powerful stories to help members of Congress see the value of your nonprofit.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Trump Moves to Relax Limits on Nonprofit Politicking
An executive order to be signed Thursday with the observance of the National Day of Prayer aims to allow churches to support or oppose political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status.