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Sign on to the Council’s letter urging members of Congress to simplify the private foundation excise tax!

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Issue Papers

Read these supplemental legislative papers which state our position, and provide background and a legislative history of various issues.

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Public-Philanthropic Partnership Initiative

Connecting the innovations and best practices of foundations with the government agencies ready to broaden the reach of philanthropic investments.

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Philanthropy by State

Read and download statistics of the state of philanthropy within your individual state. Each one-page PDF contains state-specific statistics including: the number of foundations in the state; asset sizes and amount of giving for the top foundations in the state; and the state's national rank in foundation giving.

Philanthropy by State

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Don’t know your lawmaker’s contact information? Use our interactive online system to find phone & fax numbers, in addition to mailing address.

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Policy Update and Washington Quarterly contain legislative and public policy news news, articles, and events of interest compiled and produced by the Public Policy department (January 2008-present).

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Let us know about your relationships with members of Congress so we can contact you in critical and timely situations when it involves your key contact.

Donor Advised Funds

A new report from the Council on Foundations provides national and state level information on assets held in donor advised funds and grantmaking for 2008 and 2009 by community foundations.

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Contacts

Andrew Schulz

Vice President, Legal and Government Relations
andrew.schulz@cof.org
703-879-0715

Chatrane Birbal

Associate Director, Government Relations
chatrane.birbal@cof.org
703-879-0689

Angela Davis-Glave

Government Relations Coordinator
angela.davis-glave@cof.org
703-879-0687

Rockhelle Johnson

Advocacy Coordinator
rockhelle.johnson@cof.org
703-879-0693