Washington Snapshot - June 26, 2015
We want to remind our readers that we will not be publishing Snapshot next week in light of the Fourth of July holiday. We wish you all a happy Fourth!
News from the Hill
Senate Tax Reform Working Groups Will Not Meet Today’s Deadline
The Council has been following the progress of the Senate…
Washington Snapshot - June 12, 2015
News from the Hill
Tax Reform Work Still Ongoing, McConnell Says
This week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressed his doubts that comprehensive tax reform will occur in the next two years. However, McConnell emphasized that even without comprehensive reform, Congress will still…
Washington Snapshot - May 21, 2015
We’re coming to you a day early as we prepare for the holiday weekend. Memorial Day provides a special time to honor the service and sacrifice of our military men and women. We want to thank those who have served and are serving in our Nation’s military.
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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…
Washington Snapshot - April 17, 2015
News from the Hill
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would exempt donations to 501(c)(4)s, (5)s, and (6)s from the gift tax. As POLITICO points out, this would exempt a broad category of political organizations from the gift tax.
Current law is ambiguous on whether donors…
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 - April 3, 2015
The Council’s public policy team is drafting Council comments for the working groups. We will share these with our readers once they are finalized. If your organization submits comments and is willing to share them with the Council, we would like to highlight excerpts in future editions of…
Washington Snapshot - March 27, 2015
News from the Hill
As a reminder, the issues that impact charitable organizations and individual donors fall within the “business” and “individual” working groups. The business working group, which will address tax provisions that impact the business and operations of charitable organizations, is…
Washington Snapshot - March 20, 2015
Philanthropy Week in Washington 2015 - It's a Wrap
Empowering Communities. Together.
This year’s Philanthropy Week in Washington was a tremendous success. Thank you to all of you who came or added your voice by connecting with your lawmakers back in your districts. If you have not yet sent a letter…
Washington Snapshot - March 13, 2015
Philanthropy Week in Washington is Here!
Empowering Communities. Together.
Mark your calendars: the second annual Philanthropy Week in Washington 2015 kicks off this upcoming Monday, March 16th!
As our readers know, Philanthropy Week in Washington is a week-long series of events and activities…
Washington Snapshot - March 6, 2015
Philanthropy Week in Washington is 2 Weeks Away!
Empowering Communities. Together.
Mark your calendars: the second annual Philanthropy Week in Washington kicks off on Monday, March 16th!
As our readers know, Philanthropy Week in Washington is a week-long series of events and activities hosted by…
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 20, 2015
In this week's Washington Snapshot:
Less than a Month until Philanthropy Week in Washington;
News from the Hill;
Trending in Legal Affairs;
Happenings in the States; and more!
Read all this and more, online now!
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!
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…
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