REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Overview of Nonprofit Charitable Organization Types: Corporation, LLC, Trust, Association and Fiscal Sponsorship
Expedited Review of IRS Applications for Recognition of Exempt Status
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in New Mexico and Utah
Back to Compliance: Reinstating Tax-Exempt Status for a Charity
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Rhode Island and New Hampshire
In the Weeds With New Supporting Organization Regulations
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the fourth "refresh" of several original episodes published in the summer of 2022. As we near the end of summer, it's a good time to...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In this episode, I'm happy to refresh EO Radio Show episode 21, the first of our two episodes exploring private foundation rules using the Apple TV+ series Loot,...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and today’s episode discusses highly technical Supporting Organization rules for public charity qualifications for charitable organizations. Last...more
The world is increasingly a global community, and this phenomenon is equally visible in sports as in the business and social arenas. With professional sports leagues spanning national borders in Major League Baseball, the...more
A fundamental principle of sports competition is bringing your best self to the playing field. That principle applies equally to life outside of sports, and although Charles Barkley famously declared himself to be no role...more
In November of 2016, Bryan Cave organized a half-day symposium examining the opportunities and legal considerations related to responsible and impact investing strategies. I participated on a panel to discuss how private...more
In recent years, private foundations increasingly have sought to incorporate socially responsible investing (“SRI”) mandates. Some SRI mandates take the form of negative screens—e.g., screening out tobacco stocks. Other SRI...more
Private foundations, community foundations, and other public charities and nonprofit organizations are seeking different, and sometimes innovative, ways to further their charitable purposes. One area receiving increasing...more
As we previously reported, the IRS has updated its guidance with helpful examples concerning program-related investments for private foundations. In its recently issued Notice 2015-62, the IRS provides further assurance that...more
New guidance permits private foundations to consider charitable purposes when making investments with a substantial purpose of capital appreciation or the production of income....more
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") recently held in Private Letter Ruling 201323035 that a corporation that was established as a nonprofit corporation under state law should not be granted tax exempt status because its...more