2025 Veterans Day Tribute
REFRESH Key Questions To Ask When Launching a New Charitable Corporation
Nonprofit Basics: Creating an Employer-Sponsored Disaster Relief Charity
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Montana and Nebraska
AI Risks and Realities for Nonprofits: Traps for the Unwary and Tips for Avoiding Them
Leading With AI: Nonprofit Management and Boardroom Perspectives
AI on a Shoestring: A Startup Nonprofit’s Real-Life Journey
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Iowa and Idaho
Political Speech in the Workplace: What Nonprofit Leaders Need To Know
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Mississippi and Georgia
Nonprofit Basics: Grant Agreements—Matching Grants, IP, Recoverable Grants & More
Nonprofit Basics: Grant Agreement Best Practices
Nonprofit Quick Tips: State Filings in Alabama and Arkansas
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Setting up a New Charity for Disaster Relief
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Charitable Support for Individuals Affected by a Disaster
Insights on Planned Giving From the BNY Annual Charitable Giving Report for 2024
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Maryland and Pennsylvania
REFRESH Five Tax Traps for Business Lawyers Advising Nonprofit Organizations
Investing Charity and Foundation Assets in Turbulent Times With Jennifer Nelson
Not for profit organizations typically ensure that they have completed the basics when it comes to formation. They check the box on the most significant steps: incorporating under state law, adopting internal governance...more
A Cole County judge has invalidated Missouri’s recent expansion of its Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program, putting key changes implemented by HB 2062 — discussed in detail by our team here — at risk of repeal starting Nov. 19,...more
Accomplishing these goals requires contracting with service providers for everything from landscaping and pool maintenance to capital improvement projects. To avoid disputes, control costs, and ensure quality outcomes, it’s...more
New federal tax laws effective as of January 1, 2026, will change how charitable deductions work for most taxpayers. Adopted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the new rules may affect anyone who makes charitable...more
Starting on January 1, 2026, a significant change will take effect in the reporting format of donations received by NGOs, including amutot and public benefit companies (PBCs). In July 2025, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA)...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - The United States Supreme Court will decide whether states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a ruling...more
In an era of heightened regulatory scrutiny and unforgiving stakeholder expectations, internal investigations conducted on behalf of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations focused on employee embezzlement and financial...more
Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary is your resource for legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. This installment covers updates related to Gainful Employment, the...more
On December 2, 2025, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, a case with significant implications for nonprofit donor privacy, First Amendment rights,...more
Holland & Knight salutes all who have served in the United States military, including our own team members. This year, we spotlight more than 100 professionals who stand with veterans and their families through pro bono...more
As you (should) know, in 2024 California’s Charitable Fundraising Platforms law went into effect. Earlier this year, Hawaii passed a very similar law which is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026....more
South Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation that would tie the statewide property tax exemption available for low-income housing owned or managed by a nonprofit to the nonprofit’s percentage interest in a qualifying...more
With funding streams under threat, many not-for-profit organizations in New York City are looking to their real estate holdings to find creative solutions to help drive revenue. On October 15, Herbert Smith Freehills...more
Earlier this year, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBB”) into law. The OBBB has had a widespread impact on tax legislation, either amending or repealing many provisions of the Internal Revenue...more
As we students of cause marketing know, the traditional tip-off for a commercial co-venture is when the call-to-action is “you buy this, and we’ll donate that.” But companies may have concerns over providing “donations” to...more
North Carolina has little sympathy for taxpayers that miss filing deadlines, but a new law eases the potential repercussions for property owners otherwise qualifying for religion-based tax exemptions. Under the new measure,...more
With Giving Tuesday quickly approaching on December 2, 2025, nonprofits are alarmed to discover that GoFundMe, an online for-profit fundraising platform, had created donation pages for approximately 1.4 million nonprofit...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and EO Radio Show episode 141 is a refresh of episode 37, covering key questions to ask when thinking about launching a new charitable...more
Tax-exempt organizations are facing more scrutiny than ever. Federal and state regulators have signaled an intent to more aggressively investigate nonprofits, and compliance missteps that once drew a warning can now trigger...more
Delaware AG Kathy Jennings announced that her office has issued a Statement of No Objection to the proposed corporate recapitalization of the artificial intelligence company, OpenAI, Inc., a Delaware nonprofit corporation...more
Major changes are underway at the IRS that could lead to an increase in criminal tax investigations into tax-exempt organizations. According to recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal, Gary Shapley, adviser to Treasury...more
Across the country, states and local governments are struggling to increase the availability of low to moderate income housing in their communities. Encouraging the development of such housing is a complex, multifaceted...more
Serving as counsel to a private school board, I had the chance to join their recent retreat, and I think it went pretty well. I gave a talk on fiduciary responsibility, what it means for the board, how it shapes every...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. As Cynthia Rowland has discussed in prior episodes, many new charities are established in the aftermath of disasters to help the victims, their families, and their...more