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Good News for Donors Concerned about SALT Cap

You may have read over the past year and a half that Treasury regulations around the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction would hurt charitable organizations. But we’re here with the good news: that’s not necessarily the case, at least for legitimate charitable gifts. Let’s start with some background. As you may […]

Using Tax Policy to Incentivize Charitable Giving

This blog post is in response to a recent op-ed published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy and authored by Suzanne Garment and Leslie Lenkowsky from Indiana University.  We all know the charitable deduction works. It encourages Americans to give more money away than they might otherwise give. If it didn’t, we wouldn’t have it, or many other […]

Influencing Policy in 2020

Given the upcoming election, policy work on Capitol Hill may be slower this year, but there’s plenty of action at the Treasury Department and in the presidential campaigns that are making headlines targeting philanthropy and the charitable deduction. So a little bit of context: At the end of last year, the sector had two big […]

Washington Roundup – The Charitable Sector Racks Up Two Wins

Editor’s Note: We’ve updated our newsletter schedule to track with the end of congressional sessions to highlight the most important developments here in Washington. The timing will vary, based on the congressional calendar, but you can expect a newsletter from us about once a month. In the meantime, we’ll be sharing significant developments through our […]

Washington Roundup – PF Excise Tax, DAF Donor Privacy, Excise Tax on Family Foundations on the Fall Agenda in Washington

Editor’s Note: We’ve updated our newsletter schedule to track with the end of congressional sessions to highlight the most important developments here in Washington. The timing will vary, based on the congressional calendar, but you can expect a newsletter from us about once a month. In the meantime, we’ll be sharing significant developments through our […]

Washington Roundup – PF Excise Tax, Hometown Engagement Project, Tax Bill’s Impact on Family Foundations

Editor’s Note: We’ve updated our newsletter schedule to track with the end of congressional sessions to highlight the most important developments here in Washington. The timing will vary, based on the congressional calendar, but you can expect a newsletter from us about once a month. In the meantime, we’ll be sharing significant developments through our […]

Washington Roundup – CHARITY Act, Foundation Compensation Tax, Insights from Cong. Walorski

Editor’s Note: We’ve updated our newsletter schedule to track with the end of congressional sessions to highlight the most important developments here in Washington. The timing will vary, based on the congressional calendar, but you can expect a newsletter from us about once a month. In the meantime, we’ll be sharing significant developments through our […]

Washington Roundup – Tax Reform Blog Series, Insights from Judy Chu, DAFs in California, Notre Dame

Editor’s Note: We’ve updated our newsletter schedule to track with the end of congressional sessions to highlight the most important developments here in Washington. The timing will vary, based on the congressional calendar, but you can expect a newsletter from us about once a month. In the meantime, we’ll be sharing significant developments through our […]

Looking Ahead: Legislation in the Works

In the week leading up to April 15, commonly referred to as Tax Day, approached, the Alliance for Charitable Reform issued a series of articles examining the topics impacting the charitable sector as a result of the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This is the final article in that series, which discusses […]