Topic
Charitable Organizations
90 published works
For Purpose Law Group Blog
Blunting Fed Threats to Charitable Sector: New CA Law
For the charitable-nonprofit community in California, the 2026 legislative proceedings in Sacramento were busy but uneven in terms of wins and losses. Early in each calendar year, the California Association…
TaxSlaw
Congress’s Continuing Quest to Restrict Executive Compensation at Charitable Organizations, With a Twist
By Louis Vlahos
The Latest The IRS recently announced its intention to propose regulations relating to the 21 percent tax[i] imposed with respect to any “excess” executive compensation paid by certain tax-exempt organizations,…
A Lawyer Writes
Be charitable
The Charity Commission is not having a very good time at the moment. It faces allegations that it failed to investigate 30 charities and community centres with links to the…
Nonprofit Law Blog
California Registry – Online Filing Service for New Charitable Organizations
Most startup charitable organizations and foreign organizations starting to operate or fundraise in California are required to register with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers. Until very…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Stevelman, Uncharitable Think Tanks
Faith Stevelman (New York Law School) has published Uncharitable Think Tanks, 26 FIU L. Rev. 163 (2025). Here is the abstract: As people debate whether the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025…
For Purpose Law Group Blog
Administration Targets Charities Aggressively
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…
TaxSlaw
The Uncharitable Treatment of Tax-Exempt Charities? Maybe, Maybe Not
By Louis Vlahos
In the tax world, when someone refers to a “charitable” organization, it is likely they are using the term in its generally accepted legal sense to include not-for-profit corporations or…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Is Racial Discrimination Ever Charitable?
Thomas P. Gallanis (George Mason University) recently published, Is Racial Discrimination Ever Charitable?, 2025. Provided below is an Abstract: Is racial discrimination permissible for a charity? The question is salient and…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Federal Court upholds jeopardy order in charity registration revocation case
Judge says foundation has history of noncompliance with income tax legislation
TaxSlaw
Observations on Charities, Taxes, and Cash Flow
By Louis Vlahos
Legal Laissez-Faire? Few provisions of the Code have a single, clear meaning that leaves no room for interpretation. Even many of those that, on the surface, appear fairly straightforward, are…