Washington Snapshot - March 4, 2016
News from the Hill
Congress Grows More Skeptical of Universities
This Wednesday, the Ways and Means Oversight Committee held a hearing entitled: Protecting the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses. Though the motivation for this hearing perhaps stemmed from previously expressed skepticism…
Washington Snapshot - February 12, 2016
News from the Hill
POTUS Sends FY 2017 Budget Proposal to Congress
On Tuesday, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal. The $4.1 trillion Budget sets forth the Administration’s spending and policy priorities for the coming year, including several provisions that have…
Washington Snapshot - January 15, 2016
News from the Hill
POTUS Delivers his Final State of the Union Address
In his final State of the Union address, President Obama spoke of his hope and vision for the future of the nation. Rather than listing specific policy plans, President Obama emphasized themes that harken back to the early…
Washington Snapshot - December 18, 2015
Washington Snapshot will be taking a break for the next few weeks during the holidays. Our offices will be closed from December 25th—January 1st, but we wish all of our readers a happy and peaceful holiday with family and friends! Snapshot will return on Friday, January 8th.
News from the Hill
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Washington Snapshot - December 4, 2015
Take Action Now on Extenders
Hundreds of thousands heard the message!
Yesterday marked the kickoff in a series of days over the next three weeks when the Council and our colleagues in the field will commit 5 minutes for philanthropy, and connect with Members of Congress about reinstating the…
Washington Snapshot - September 4, 2015
Due to the Labor Day holiday, this week’s edition of Washington Snapshot is slightly abbreviated. We wish our readers an enjoyable Labor Day!
News from the Hill
Congress is in recess through the Labor Day holiday and will return to Washington on September 8th for a busy end-of-year legislative…
Washington Snapshot - May 29, 2015
Global Policy Update
This past Wednesday, the Council on Foundations and the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) hosted a conference call on China's Draft Law on Management of Overseas NGOs and its potential impact on U.S. funders and other organizations working in and with China.…
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 - 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 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…
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 16, 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…
Council Applauds New Philanthropic Pledges to Support Veterans and Military Families
Joining Forces Impact Pledge organizers announced five new pledges to the Philanthropy Joining Forces Impact Pledge at an event at Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum last week. With the new commitments, a total of 35 participants have pledged more than $200 million over the next five years to…