The full array of outrageous, bizarre, and norm-breaking presidential directives since Inauguration Day 2025 pales in comparison to the orders from the Oval Office last week.
From Monday through Friday – September 22nd through 26th – the administration took aim
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Digging for EO-Guidance Treasure at the State Level
Previously in September, on the 8th and the 12th, we reported good-news updates on the tale that began in New Treasure Trove of EO Guidance (April 25, 2023) FPLG Blog. Since about 2021, “the Exempt Organizations and Government Entities
State AGs As Sources of Exempt Organizations Guidance
Our September 8th post celebrated the viability of an excellent IRS educational series, the Exempt Organizations Technical Guides. Five new titles had been published recently amidst the chaos and deep uncertainties in the federal government.
We relayed more good
California Nonprofit Law Essentials, Part 4: State Tax Exemption
When California nonprofits think about “tax exemption,” they usually picture the IRS determination letter. But securing federal tax exemption is only half the story. To be fully recognized as exempt in California, an organization must also take steps at the
More About IRS Exempt Organizations Educational Efforts
There is already a significant update to the post from earlier this week; that is, IRS Updates Valuable EO Educational Series (September 8, 2025) FPLG Blog.
That recent entry discussed the release in June 2025 of three new titles in
IRS Updates Valuable EO Educational Series
Amid the ongoing chaos produced by the federal government this year and affecting the nonprofit sector, there is a bright spot to report. The EO Technical Guide Series, launched in 2021, continues and now includes three additional titles in
Clarity from Trump v. CASA, Inc.? More Like Shadows Amid Gaslighting
It’s been two months since Trump v. CASA, Inc., the high-profile Supreme Court ruling on June 27, 2025. It arose from multiple challenges to Executive Order No. 10460: Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship (birthright-citizenship issue),
Charitable Registration: California Attorney General Requirements for Nonprofits
This is Part 4 of our California Nonprofit Law Essentials series, where we’ve been walking through the legal steps every California nonprofit must take to start strong, and then remain compliant and credible.
In Part 1, we introduced the
Searching for Clarity in Trump v. CASA, Inc.
Shock-and-Awe 2.0 began on Inauguration Day 2025 as robustly as had been announced in the weeks leading up to the event. It included a barrage of presidential executive orders: twenty-five of them that first afternoon alone.
Some had provocative titles,
IRS Form 1023 Explained: Steps for California Nonprofits Seeking 501(c)(3) Status
You’ve incorporated your nonprofit in California, adopted bylaws, and held that first board meeting. (If you missed those steps, we covered them in California Nonprofit Formation Requirements.) Now it’s time for the next—and perhaps most important—milestone: applying for recognition