Maintaining timely and accurate financial records is one of the most important responsibilities facing every nonprofit organization. But doing it right is time-consuming, and the rules are complicated.
In a few weeks, your nonprofit is having its next board meeting. It just happens to be the annual meeting in which officers and directors are elected. You're the founder and have been President and a board member since the…
Most people, or at least me, like lists of facts. Like the height of Mount Everest is 29,032 feet high. Although it was considered to be 29,028 feet high until December of 2020, when the official height was changed. Facts…
In a landmark ruling issued at the end of June 2021, the Supreme Court overturned a California law requiring donor disclosure in favor of donor privacy rights.
COVID-19. In our hometown of Nashville, a devastating tornado. Injustice. Protests. Riots. A Presidential election. More COVID-19. Is it over yet?
The CARES Act legislation that was approved in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic (spring of 2020) helped many nonprofits with its Paycheck Protection Program. Thousands of charitable organizations nationwide were able to secure forgiveable loans from the Small…
The CARES Act that Congress passed in response to the COVID-19 crisis is best known for its Payroll Protection Program SBA loans and other measures of cash relief. Getting less attention are the provisions that increase the tax-deductibility of donations…
On Friday, March 27, 2020, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This is the third phase of a sweeping relief package Congress has passed in its efforts to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19.
Today is St. Patrick's Day, 2020. Sadly, there won't be much revelry this year. No parades, no leprechauns, and no green beer. This morning as I write this post, I am at my desk with just 3 others of my…
Nonprofits seeking federal tax-exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code have for decades applied by filing Form 1023 with the IRS. In 2011, the National Taxpayer Advocate recommended that the IRS develop a simplified method, particularly for small nonprofits. The…