Nonprofit Basics: International Grantmaking – Part 2 Income Tax Withholding Rules
Nonprofit Basics: International Grant Making - Part 1 Overview and Antiterrorism Rules
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Nonprofit Basics: Scholarship Grant Program IRS Approval Requirements
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Private Foundation Advocacy
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Legislative Lobbying and Advocacy Rules for Public Charities
In the Weeds With New Supporting Organization Regulations
Understanding the Form 990-PF With Guest Tracy Hom
Loot and Private Foundation Rules - Part 2
Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 3: Private Foundation Approaches to Policy Advocacy Allowed by the Internal Revenue Code
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 2: Legislative Lobbying Activities by Public Charities
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 1: Candidate Campaign Intervention
Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
Hedge Fund Guy and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Statue
Podcast: Key ESG Considerations for Family Offices and Foundations
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Today's episode is the second in a three-part series addressing several critical compliance topics relevant to international grantmaking by U.S. public charities and...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and today's episode introduces several critical compliance topics relevant to international grantmaking by U.S. public charities and private...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the fourth "refresh" of several original episodes published in the summer of 2022. As we near the end of summer, it's a good time to...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In this episode, we refresh EO Radio Show episode 22, the second of our two episodes exploring private foundation rules using commentary on the comic Apple TV+ series...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In this episode, I'm happy to refresh EO Radio Show episode 21, the first of our two episodes exploring private foundation rules using the Apple TV+ series Loot,...more
When considering how to make a substantial gift to a charitable corporation, one should not rule out making it indirectly via assignment to an independent trustee. First, an independent trusteeship facilitates proper asset...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 75 is the tenth in a series of Quick Tip episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. Today, Cynthia Rowland and Joe...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In this episode, Cynthia Rowland focuses on IRC Section 4945(g), which provides an exception for grants to individuals so that the penalty taxes for such grants won’t...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Here we are, solidly in the 2024 election year, and that means that private foundations need to refresh their understanding of election year issues for organizations...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. As most listeners are undoubtedly aware, 2024 is an election year, and that means that charities and private foundations need to refresh their understanding of...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and today’s episode discusses highly technical Supporting Organization rules for public charity qualifications for charitable organizations. Last...more
You may already know about many of the amazing things the North Shore Land Alliance has done to protect our beloved Long Island. The mission of the Land Alliance is: “To conserve and safeguard Long island’s natural and...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource with Cynthia Rowland. In this episode, my law partner Hons Yung and I finish our conversation about the first season of the Apple TV+ series Loot starring Maya Rudolph....more
While modeling your charitable nature for your children is important, studies have shown that the impact is even greater when role modeling is combined with meaningful discussions about charitable giving and its impact....more
“Show Me the Money”- Much has been written in recent months about how well the investment portfolios of private foundations have performed over the last several years. For example, a study conducted by the Council on...more
Public and private foundations may support nonpartisan election-related activities, but only in limited ways and amounts. Join our interactive live discussion as we cover the federal and California tax rules that apply to...more
Federal tax law prohibits nonprofit organizations from providing private inurement and unwarranted private benefit. Failure to comply with these basic rules jeopardizes an organization’s tax-exempt status. Layered on top of...more
The world is increasingly a global community, and this phenomenon is equally visible in sports as in the business and social arenas. With professional sports leagues spanning national borders in Major League Baseball, the...more
A fundamental principle of sports competition is bringing your best self to the playing field. That principle applies equally to life outside of sports, and although Charles Barkley famously declared himself to be no role...more
Hoping to alleviate the immense damage to vulnerable communities inflicted by COVID-19 and racial inequities that have drawn the spotlight over the past year, foundations and other charitable institutions are digging deeper...more
Under § 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the “Code”), a U.S. taxpayer may only claim a deduction on his or her federal income tax return for contributions made to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations...more
As private foundations and other charitable organizations look forward to the end of the coronavirus pandemic and the return of in-person events, it may be a good idea to review the self-dealing rules involving event tickets...more
IRS webinar: File Error-Free Form 1023-EZ - The Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division invites you toregister for the free File Error-Free Form 1023-EZ webinar on Thursday, February 4, 2021; 1 p.m. Eastern Time....more
The board members or trustees of private foundations frequently serve on the boards of organizations that apply for and receive grants. This may present the possibility of a conflict of interest issue when the foundation...more
Entering into "commercial co-ventures" and/or making contributions to a donor advised fund (DAF) allows a family business to carry out its charitable goals without the need for forming a stand-alone family business private...more