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 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 - 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 - 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…
Washington Snapshot - January 23, 2015
Senate Finance Committee Looks to Tax Reform
Hatch and Wyden Launch Bipartisan Tax Reform Working Groups
On Thursday the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), announced five new bipartisan tax reform working groups. The groups…
Washington Snapshot - January 9, 2015
114th Congress Kicks Off
The 114th Congress converged on D.C. this week, with many new lawmakers among them. Fifty-eight new members of the House of Representatives and twelve new Senators started their new jobs this week. Check out National Journal’s interactive guide to the new members of…
Washington Snapshot - December 19, 2014
Congress Extends IRA Rollover for 2014
Wyden: "This tax bill doesn't have the shelf life of a carton of eggs."
The Senate voted on Tuesday night to extend the tax extenders—including the IRA charitable rollover—for 1 year, retroactive for 2014. The chamber voted 76-16 to pass H.R. 5771, the House…
Washington Snapshot - July 17, 2014
Breaking News: House Passes Key Charitable Bill
Bill Would Simplify Excise Tax to 1% & Make IRA Rollover Permanent
We’re excited to report that this morning, the United States House of Representatives passed an important legislative package impacting philanthropy, the “America Gives More Act of…
Washington Snapshot - July 11, 2014
Welcome back! We hope all of our readers had a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend.
Coming Soon - Council Advocacy Toolkit
As Congress breaks at the end of the month for August recess, we know many of our readers will want to connect with their elected officials as they spend time back in their…
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…
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