AB624 CA Bill Passes Despite Strong Opposition

On January 29th, the California Assembly passed AB 624 , a bill that would generally require foundations with assets over $250 million to collect and disclose information on sexual orientation, race, gender and ethnicity of their board, staff and grantees. Opposition to the legislation includes many prominent organizations. The legislation can be taken up by the Senate at any time before the end of the session on August 31st.

Click here to view legislative text of AB 624 in its current form.

Click here to view most recent changes to AB 624.

Click here to learn more about AB624, what other organizations are saying about AB624 and how you can get involved.

Founded in January of 2005, the Alliance for Charitable Reform is a project of The Philanthropy Roundtable.  The Alliance was formed as an emergency self-defense initiative to respond to legislative proposals on Capitol Hill, some of which could adversely affect private foundations and the charities they support.

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Legislative Update: April 21, 2008

Click here for the latest on California's diversity legislation, news on legislation introduced in the Senate Finance Committee affecting the charitable community, and much more.

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IRS Official Says Tax Agency May Step Up Efforts to Identify Ineffective Charities

The Internal Revenue Service may need to take further steps to better help the public identify inefficient and ineffective nonprofit organizations, Steven T. Miller, the commissioner of the agency’s tax-exempt and government-entities division, told a group of foundation officials and donors here on Saturday.

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