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How Nonprofits Can Navigate Political Engagement and Maintain Public Trust

NonProfit Quarterly

Therefore, 501c3 organizations, whether public charities or private foundations, must navigate carefully to comply with regulations. Taxation with Representation of Washington , which held that the Section 501c3 prohibition of substantial lobbying was constitutional, concluding that an organization’s right to speak need not be subsidized.

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Ancestor in the Making: A Future Where Philanthropy’s Legacy Is Stopping the Bad and Building the New

NonProfit Quarterly

When I started at Justice Funders, the majority of philanthropic assets were held in private foundations where a family board made decisions about how resources should be allocated.” “But And over time, instead of starting new foundations, wealth was given over to democratic loan funds to redistribute. She’s right.

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Understanding Unrelated Business Income in Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

However, as detailed in Publication 598 of the Internal Revenue Service, income not directly related to their declared charitable purpose is subject to federal taxation. Some charitable trusts not subject to private foundation taxes. ?? This is called the unrelated business income tax, or UBIT. Dividends. ?? Interest. ?? Royalties. ??

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Civil Society Undermined by Conflict, Disinformation, and Repression of Protest

NonProfit Quarterly

It’s very powerful conservative foundations that are sending money, sending their experts. Areas for advocacy could include progressive taxation, such as windfall and wealth taxes, social protection floors, universal basic incomes, union recognition and more effective business regulation” (33).

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Oppose HB 391: Fees on Nonprofit Property

MNA Association

in House Taxation, Room 172. What you can do: 1) Most important, if you or someone in your circle has a relationship with a legislator on the House Taxation Committee , or is in that legislator’s district, please reach out today to ask for a “no” vote on this bill. Borrow as much of our language as you’d like.

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Of Myths and Markets: Moving Beyond the Capitalist God That Failed Us

NonProfit Quarterly

Oreskes, Conway, and Musgrave also detail the work of right-wing foundations, intellectuals, and think tanks during this period. After World War II, NAM was joined by the Foundation for Economics Education and the Mount Pelerin Society, named for the community near Geneva, Switzerland, where the group was founded in 1947.

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2023 Montana Legislature: Week One

MNA Association

MNA’s primary focus is on bills related to the nonprofit sector generally including Appropriations, Taxation, Ballot initiatives, Voting/Elections, Campaign Finance, and Lobbying. We are still sorting through the more than 4400 bill draft requests, of which just 336 have been introduced. Thank you and we will see you in the halls.