Events

ACR Unveils Roadmap for Action for 116th Congress

One of the most popular sessions at the 2017 ACR Summit for Leaders was the presentation of our Roadmap for Action, which was a 12-month action plan to engage with lawmakers in your community and members of the 115th Congress. At last week’s ACR Leadership Breakfast, we unveiled the 2019 Roadmap for Action for the […]

ACR Hosts Leading Congressional Staff at Leadership Breakfast

On Tuesday, March 12, we hosted the Alliance for Charitable Reform Leadership Breakfast in conjunction with Foundations on the Hill (FOTH). The breakfast featured a panel of senior Hill tax staff, from both sides of the aisle and the Capitol, who gave FOTH attendees an exclusive preview of the happenings on the committees where decisions […]

ACR News 3.16.18 – Fixes for Glitches?

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Tax Reform Glitches and More Cuts >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: Mistakes Were Made >> Top Reads: Foundations Fan Out on Capitol Hill to Press Their Case on Taxes and Other Worries Washington Roundup Last month, lawmakers passed a short-term funding package in their two-year budget deal […]

2018 ACR Summit for Leaders Wrap-Up

More than 200 foundation representatives and nonprofit leaders attended the 2018 ACR Summit for Leaders on March 13, our annual policy program held as part of United Philanthropy Forum’s Foundations on the Hill. Coming on the heels of the first comprehensive tax reform legislation in over three decades, attendees were anxious to hear from leaders […]

Philanthropy Leaders Urge Congress to Strengthen Charitable Giving

WASHINGTON, DC — More than 250 philanthropy leaders from across the nation have gathered on Capitol Hill starting Tuesday to urge lawmakers to value and strengthen charitable giving in America. Their meetings are part of Foundations on the Hill, a multi-day event presented by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers in partnership with the […]

Mnuchin: Charitable deduction will not be eliminated

On Monday, Politico released a document containing written responses from U.S. Secretary of Treasury nominee Steven Mnuchin to questions from members of the Senate Finance Committee. Of particular note, Mnuchin stated that the administration would not eliminate the charitable deduction. “We will consider eliminating certain deductions other than mortgage or charitable contributions,” Mnuchin wrote in […]

ACR to Discuss Election Results

The Philanthropy Roundtable’s new vice president for public policy, Sean Parnell, will lead a discussion via conference call on Wednesday, November 9, analyzing the results of the 2016 General Election and the impact they will have on the charitable sector. Parnell has more than 20 years of experience advocating for causes and candidates, most recently […]

ACR Summit Live Blog

11:50 a.m. That concludes that 2016 ACR Summit For Leaders! Thank you to all of our panelists for making this event a great success! 11:42 a.m. Karl Zinsmeister is talking about how the importance of government or philanthropic support can vary over time. He points toward medical research which was once funded primary by philanthropy. […]

ACR Summit for Leaders

    ACR Summit for Leaders March 18, 2015 8:00 – 10:50 a.m. Breakfast available at 7:30 a.m. Washington Court Hotel 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington DC 20001In 2014, we saw the release of a 1000-page tax reform draft, a new chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and an election that shifted the balance […]