A proposed Trump administration rule aimed at quashing diversity efforts could jeopardize the nonprofit status of private schools. It could take effect in mid-2027.
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Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
Extremist groups have pointed to the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center as proof that their worldview is correct.
The rulings are good news for borrowers who work for groups with missions at odds with the Trump administration’s agenda and those nonprofits themselves.
The responsibility for policing nonprofits generally falls to state attorneys general, rather than federal authorities.
It’s unusual for federal authorities to take this kind of action when federal funding is not involved. And the SPLC does not accept government grants.
There are some 2,500 of these centers across the United States. Many are located within a mile of an abortion provider.
Taking good care of your pets can include leaving clear directions to ensure their needs are met once you’re gone.
Charities have no right to keep stolen money they receive as donations, even if they didn’t know it was stolen.
The IRS would need to conduct an audit first. And presidents aren’t allowed to make the IRS do that.
When for-profit companies are spun out of nonprofits, there is no easy way out of the legal consequences.
New developments, including the increasing diversity of faith communities and the advent of worship through streamed services, have rendered the IRS definition of a church outdated.
Reports first surfaced in 2019 that the former NRA leader had spent millions from the group’s coffers on his own personal needs and whims.
The jury’s verdict followed years of allegations that the gun group’s top official and other leaders were spending money meant to benefit its members on their own luxuries.
A legal scholar argues that assigning a designated contrarian and rotating this role over time will help nonprofit boards resist the dangerous pull toward passivity and deference.
Like all charitable donors, church members – even those who make donations to remain in good standing with their religious institution – give up their legal right to control that money.
Georgia authorities have filed charges against Network for Strong Communities trustees. The nonprofit opposes the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which protesters call ‘Cop City.’
The First Amendment, along with a lack of clarity on what counts as an educational mission for charities, can lead authorities to approve applications from extremist groups.
A scholar of the laws governing tax-exempt groups explains why trustees showed James O'Keefe the door and what the consequences might be if their concerns prove to be accurate.
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