Political Activity

Nonprofits and the Corporate Transparency Act

January 3, 2025

Updated and Current as of 1/3/2025 December 2024 was an active month for litigation surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), a federal reporting regime enacted in 2021 to combat money laundering and other financial crimes….

New FCC Robocall Regulations Affecting Nonprofits Effective July 20, 2023

August 3, 2023

Every year, the Internal Revenue Service publishes its “Dirty Dozen,” which represents “the worst of the worst tax scams.” The Dirty Dozen always includes “fake charities.” These scam organizations weaponize human compassion for their gain…

Compliance Reminder: Regular Election Cycle Housekeeping for Your Federal PAC

July 7, 2021

Now is a great time to perform regular housekeeping for your federal political committee (aka PAC) before the 2021-2022 election cycle heats up. Here are three steps organizations with federal PACs should consider taking to…

Nonprofits Can Advocate on Pending Supreme Court Confirmation

September 24, 2020

The fight erupting over the Supreme Court vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg understandably has many tax-exempt organizations wondering how they can lawfully get involved.  This post offers a general overview…

10 Tips When A 501(c)(3) Employee Runs for Office

February 19, 2020

2020 is finally here, and the campaign season is heating up. Many of our clients serve the public good and seek to make change in their communities. Therefore, it makes sense that from time to…

501(c)(3)s May Be Able To Weigh In On Impeachment

November 15, 2019

With a formal impeachment inquiry now under way in the House of Representatives, many nonprofits are wondering if they can call for impeachment, and/or conviction in the Senate. For a 501(c)(3) organization, the key question…