Nonprofit Issues

ACR Responds to Editorial on Tax Reform, Charitable Deduction

The Washington Post published Wednesday a letter from Joanne Florino, senior vice president for public policy at The Philanthropy Roundtable, responding to an editorial written by Robert J. Samuelson that advocated for eliminating the charitable deduction. The full text of Florino’s letter is below and it can also be read by clicking here: Robert J. […]

Bipartisan House Bills Aim to Grow Charitable Giving

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Rep. George Holding (R-NC), along with Reps. Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Devin Nunes (R-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Gene Green (D-TX) introduced H.R. 4907, the Grow Philanthropy Act, Tuesday evening. The bill would allow distributions to donor-advised funds (DAFs) in the IRA charitable rollover, a provision strongly supported by the […]

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. […]

Senate Legislation Aims to Expand Charitable Giving, Urges Protection of Charitable Deduction

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced today S. 2750 – the Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act, or CHARITY Act – which includes three provisions strongly supported by the Alliance for Charitable Reform (ACR): a flat one-percent private foundation excise tax, an expansion […]

An In-Depth Look at the Charitable Provisions in the President’s Budget

President Obama unveiled his $4.1 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year FY2017 on Tuesday. Below is a list of provisions that would affect the nonprofit sector. ACR’s original statement on the budget proposal is available here. Cap on Itemized Deductions The proposal limits the value of all itemized deductions to 28 percent for the 33-percent, […]

Supreme Court Declines Review of Donor Privacy Case

In early September, The Philanthropy Roundtable filed an amicus brief supporting a petition to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) v. Harris. Earlier today, the Court announced its decision not to […]

Charitable Giving Coalition Asks Hillary Clinton to Reconsider Cap

(Washington, DC) – In response to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s college tuition plan, which would be funded by limiting the value of itemized deductions, including the charitable deduction, the Charitable Giving Coalition released this statement. Joanne Florino, senior vice president for public policy at The Philanthropy Roundtable also expressed concerns with Clinton’s new proposal: “We are […]

U.S. Universities Need Philanthropies to Stay the Envy of the World

It’s July, and you probably have heard from colleges or universities as the end of the academic fiscal year came to a close this week. Whether it was a phone call, a letter, an email, a text or a posting on your Facebook page, your alma mater’s message was the same: We would appreciate your […]

High Noon For Charity?

A recent New York Times op-ed by David Callahan offers a long list of inaccuracies and dangerous ideas regarding the regulatory oversight of charities. Callahan is the founder and editor of the Inside Philanthropy digital media site. His piece was ostensibly written in response to recent charges brought by federal and state authorities against four […]