Ask Your Senators to Help Preserve the Charitable Deduction
On November 20, in conjunction with the Charitable Giving Coalition’s “Protect Giving Day,” Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) issued a letter in full support of the charitable deduction. This letter is a perfect example of the growing bipartisan support for preserving the full value…
Tax Changes Affecting Foundations
Issue
Each year, Congress and the Department of Treasury considers tax changes that can directly affect tax-exempt organizations including foundations and the broad nonprofit sector.
Council Position
The Council supports a policy environment that ensures philanthropic institutions have the…
Washington Snapshot - November 22, 2013
Happy Friday! Please note that Snapshot will be on hiatus next week (November 29th), in recognition of Thanksgiving. We wish you and your families a happy holiday, and we will be up and running again on December 6th!
Spotlight on the Charitable Giving Coalition Fly-in
The Charitable Giving…
Washington Snapshot - November 15, 2013
Charitable Giving Coalition D.C. Fly-In
The Charitable Giving Coalition D.C. Fly-In is next Wednesday, November 20th! We look forward to seeing some of you very soon!
If you can’t join us in person on Capitol Hill but want to help get our message across, we encourage you to help protect charitable…
Washington Snapshot - October 4, 2013
Welcome to a special edition of Snapshot that will focus on the government shutdown and debt ceiling debate, and what these happenings in Washington mean for you.
Fiscal Standoff on Capitol Hill
The federal government shutdown over a continuing resolution, or government funding bill, is dominating…
Washington Snapshot - September 26, 2013
On Capitol Hill, budget battles and lengthy debate
Heated debate and political gamesmanship on budget issues dominated the House and Senate floors this week. As of today, resolution of the federal budget (the continuing resolution) and the debt ceiling limit may not happen until the last minute,…
Washington Snapshot - August 22, 2013
Up on Capitol Hill
Tax Reform
It's August, but a few interesting developments emerge
Talk continues about tax reform and its fate. This week the discussion is structured around two issues.
First, House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI-4) announced that he will not be running for the U.S.…
Washington Snapshot - August 15, 2013
It's August recess and time to look at "Tax Reform, the Big Picture"
Washington has been quiet these past two weeks with lawmakers back in their home states, but that doesn’t mean that the debate on tax reform has quieted down. This week we’ve seen both scrutiny and thoughtful analyses on big…
Washington Snapshot - August 2, 2013
Up on Capitol Hill . . .
Countdown to the August Congressional Recess
Congress heads off on recess today. We delayed our usual Thursday delivery of Snapshot until today so we could report to you on the latest breaking news.
Tax Reform
Anticipating a House Tax Reform Bill this Fall
Both Politco…
Washington Snapshot - June 27, 2013
BREAKING NEWS: Baucus and Hatch Call for "Blank Slate" in Tax Reform
This morning, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) held a closed door meeting with the committee to ask for their support in tax reform.
A Dear Colleague letter from Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch…
Washington Snapshot - June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013
Welcome to the Council’s Weekly Washington Snapshot
The Council on Foundations Public Policy and Legal Affairs team is pleased to launch a new weekly Washington Snapshot. Every Thursday afternoon, this newsletter will give you a quick glimpse at some of the pressing issues we’re…
Limits to the Charitable Deduction: Bad Timing & Faulty Logic
Council on Foundations president and CEO Vikki Spruill and several Council members met with Congressional leaders today to deliver the important message that changes to the charitable tax deduction would diminish its value and have an undeniably negative impact on communities across the United…
Charitable Giving
Issue
The charitable deduction is a tax provision which allows individuals to reduce their taxable income by the total amount of charitable contributions they made in that tax year (with some limitations, depending of the type of gift—i.e. cash, stocks, property—or the type of organization…
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