Have you always wanted to be an artist? Now’s your chance. Thanks to The Law Firm for Non-Profits’ client LOS ANGELES NOMADIC DIVISION (LAND), your open plot of land could be made into a wild and beautiful seasonal native landscape. Fifty sites will be selected from an open call based on public visibility and distribution …
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Horror Stories from the Trenches
With Halloween quickly approaching, now is the time to face your non-profit demons. Do you consistently lose sleep worrying whether your non-profit is operating lawfully? Do you ever wonder whether you should be doing more as a director? Stop burying your head in the sand. Instead join Arthur Rieman, managing attorney of The Law Firm …
Extending Time for Charitable Donations
Have you ever experienced the anxiety of making all of your charitable donations before December 31? The Charitable Giving Extension Act, introduced by House Ways and Means Committee member Mike Kelly (R-Pa), would allow you to focus on present giving during December. The Act would allow individuals to treat charitable donations made until April 15 …
Employee Benefits Follow-Up
Last week, our guest blogger Christine Roberts explained the impact the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act has on employee benefit plans. Since that blog, the IRS and U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) have both issued written guidance about this matter. Christine is back guest blogging with us this week to …
Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Employee Benefit Plans
Thank you to our guest blogger Christine Roberts, a partner at Mullen & Henzell, for explaining the impact the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act will have on employee benefit plans. ____________________________________________________________________________ In U.S. v. Windsor, the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act as a violation of the …
Exempt Org Law Turns 100
The original version of today’s section 501(c)(3) (which governs charitable organizations) was signed into law on October 3, 1913. The original law has been expanded since 1913, with additions of recognizing exemption for literary organizations, organizations that prevent cruelty to children or animals, organizations that test for public safety, and organizations that foster national or …