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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 […]

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 […]

Special Edition Newsletter: Election Impact on Nonprofits

>> Federal: Election Update >> Federal: What This Means for the Committees That Govern Nonprofits >> Federal: Remainder of This Year Election Update The 2018 midterm elections were held yesterday and as predicted Republicans maintained control of the Senate and Democrats gained a majority in the House. While some races are still too close to call, […]

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 […]

ACR News 12.8.17 – A Meeting of the Minds

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Conference Committee: A Meeting of the Minds >> Federal: What a Will be in the Bill? >> Federal: What Comes Next? >> Federal: That Pesky Budget >> Federal: Roadmap for Action – December >> Consider This: Unintended Consequences >> Top Reads: Final Senate Bill Provides Little For Nonprofits Washington Roundup This […]

Universal Charitable Deduction, CHARITY Act Offered as Amendments to Senate Tax Reform Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Two amendments aimed at protecting and expanding charitable giving will be considered by the Senate Finance Committee this week during the markup of the Senate tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The first is an amendment from Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) that seeks to prevent almost […]

ACR News 11.10.17 – Tax Reform in Full Swing

>> Federal: House Tax Reform Bill >> Federal: Senate Tax Reform Bill >> Federal: JCT Analysis Tax reform is now in full swing with legislation having been unveiled in both houses of Congress and the Ways and Means Committee advancing the House version for consideration on the floor of the House. We provide all the […]

What’s in the House Tax Bill?

Yesterday, House Republicans issued their tax reform bill, H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As was anticipated, the tax reform bill doubles the standard deduction, reducing the number of itemizers from one-third of Americans to about five percent. According to IRS data, this would remove the tax incentive for an estimated $95 billion […]

ACR Sessions at The Philanthropy Roundtable Annual Meeting

Last week, The Philanthropy Roundtable held its Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ. As part of the programming, the Alliance for Charitable Reform held a panel on tax policy and charitable giving featuring Robert Sharpe, chairman of the Sharpe Group, and Sandra Swirski, ACR executive director. Pete Bird of the Frist Foundation moderated the panel which […]