Tuesday December 7th is Colorado Gives Day, an initiative to increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. Since the initiative…
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Direct Programs and Grant-Making
Favorable Tax Treatment for Pandemic-Related Aid
As tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers may be wondering how to handle payments received under various assistance programs related…
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Judge Orders DACA Reinstated, Bringing Hope to ‘Dreamers’
Federal Judge Nicolas G. Garaufis of the US District Court in Brooklyn ordered the Trump Administration to reinstate immediately the…
READ MORE Movement Capture: A Focus on How Large Funders Can Shift Grassroots Priorities
On the surface, it would seem an organization focused on effecting large-scale social change would—and should—welcome a new major donor…
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Now is the Time to Weigh In on DAF Issues!
We’ve posted previously about some potential changes or clarifications in the donor advised fund (“DAF”) landscape around private benefit and…
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Public Support Changes Likely on the Horizon for DAFs
As noted in our last blog post, the IRS has issued Notice 2017-73, which discusses the future issuance of proposed…
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Checking Its List: IRS Guidance on Donor Advised Funds is (Finally) Coming
It certainly has been busy lately in the tax world, with the passage of the tax bill, and we will…
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Donor-Advised Fund Drama Unfolding
While donor-advised funds (“DAFs”) have been a subject of scrutiny for more than 10 years now, no substantial legal changes…
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Anti-Terror Scrutiny Hampers Funding for Crucial Charitable Work
The images of the humanitarian crisis in Syria have made many—individuals and organizations alike—question what they can do to help. Yet…
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2016 Election Series – Nonprofit Issues in the Spotlight (Part Three)
This is Leaffer Law Group’s third in a series of posts addressing nonprofit issues that have been in the headlines…
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