Washington Snapshot - August 21, 2015
As a reminder to our readers, Washington Snapshot will be taking a break next week.
Join Us on 9/9: Nonprofit Media Event at the Newseum
Join the Council on Foundations, nonprofit media organizations, foundations, journalists, academics, and other stakeholders for a conversation on Wednesday,…
Washington Snapshot - August 7, 2015
As a reminder to our readers, Washington Snapshot will be taking a break next week and the week of the 28th.
Activate in August
With many Members of Congress out of town and back home in their districts for the August recess, much of the action has shifted away from Washington and toward local…
Washington Snapshot - July 31, 2015
Council Releases August Advocacy Toolkit
This Tuesday, the Council hosted our Washington Update LIVE! webinar to discuss the importance of building relationships with your lawmakers so that they understand the value of philanthropy in their districts and states. Featured speakers: Maggie Gunther…
Washington Snapshot - July 24, 2015
News from the Hill
Senate Finance Committee Markup of "Tax Extenders" Package
This Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee convened to markup a bill that would renew 52 of the “tax extenders,” including the charitable provisions, for the 2015 and 2016 tax years. As our readers will recall, these…
Washington Snapshot - July 17, 2015
News from the Hill
The Council Visits the Hill
This past Monday, July 13th, representatives from the Community Foundations National Standards Board (CFNSB) and the Council’s Public Policy and Legal Affairs Team met with congressional staff from the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance…
Washington Snapshot - July 10, 2015
News from the Hill
Senate Tax Reform Working Groups Release Reports
The Senate Tax Reform Working Groups released their reports this week. The five groups were organized by Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) to assess needs and priorities for future tax code reform.…
Washington Snapshot - May 15, 2015
News from the Hill
America Gives More Act Setback
Yesterday, the Senate passed two trade bills by replacing the language of H.R. 644, the America Gives More Act, with trade provisions. This legislative practice of taking a bill that has passed one chamber, gutting the language and replacing with a…
Washington Snapshot - May 8, 2015
News from the Hill
Senate Passes Budget Resolution
On Tuesday, the Senate passed the first House-Senate Budget Resolution in six years, which passed the House last week. This is significant because it lays out Congress' agreed-upon policy and spending priorities for the coming year, in every…
Council on Foundations Applauds Introduction of The Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2015
The Council on Foundations applauds Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for introducing The Public Good IRA Rollover Act of 2015 (S.1159). This measure would make permanent and expand the IRA charitable rollover, a valuable incentive for Americans to contribute to charitable organizations across the…
Washington Snapshot - May 1, 2015
Call to Action!
We need you — foundation leaders on the ground in your communities — to reach out to your Senators today and encourage them to support community investments now. As a constituent, your voice is invaluable!
You can send an email to your Senators to urge the Senate Finance Committee…
Washington Snapshot - April 10, 2015
The Council’s legal team advised that a donor advised fund may make a distribution to another donor advised fund, without limitation and without the need to exercise expenditure responsibility. The technical explanation for the Pension Protection Act explicitly states: “A taxable distribution does…
Washington Snapshot - February 27, 2015
A Vital Pipeline: How Donor Advised Funds Engage New Donors and Boost Communities
Once again, commentator Alan Cantor has written a commentary on donor advised funds, this time for Inside Philanthropy. In the piece he reiterated comments he has made before, stating, “The surge in donor-advised…
Washington Snapshot - February 13, 2015
In this week's Washington Snapshot:
House Passes America Gives More Act of 2015;
Other News from the Hill;
News from the Administration;
Trending in Legal Affairs;
Philanthropy News & Op-Eds; and more!
Read all this and more, online now!
Independent Sector and charitable allies urge House to pass America Gives More Act of 2015
This legislation includes several important provisions that will help charitable and philanthropic organizations serving communities in every Congressional District across the country. Specifically, H.R. 644 would permanently enact three temporary and currently expired giving incentives – the IRA…
Washington Snapshot - February 6, 2015
Ways & Means Committee Passes Charitable Bills
The House Ways and Means Committee met Wednesday to markup several important bills focused on the charitable sector. The actions included making permanent charitable “tax extenders,” such as the IRA charitable rollover and simplifying the private…
Washington Snapshot - January 30, 2015
House to Take Up Charitable Bills
McCarthy's Memo Gives Signals
According to a memo that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23) circulated this week, the House is anitcipated to introduce and markup bills on the three charitable tax extenders: the IRA charitable rollover, enhanced…